Australia and Japan stepped up defence-related engagements in late May, on the back of both nations’ pledges to deepen defence ties during a defence minister bilateral meeting on 18 April | Corey Lee Bell

Silentium Defence has appointed Sam Macmillan as Chief Financial Officer as the company continues to expand across allied defence markets and scale deployment of its passive radar capability globally.

The CEA Technologies Board of Directors has appointed Alan Clements as Chief Executive Officer.

Aurora Labs has entered into a Teaming Agreement with MBDA. 

Greenroom Robotics has announced three senior executive appointments as the company expands across defence and commercial markets in Australia and overseas.

The Indian Ocean Defence & Security Conference and Exhibition is being held from Tuesday 26 May to Thursday 28 May 2026 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition centre | Kirra Davey

Silentium Defense has announced the appointment of Matthew Ratnesar as Chief Executive Officer, North America and the establishment of the company's new US headquarters in Apex, North Carolina.

Acacia Systems to advance Onyx, its passive sonar automatic detection, tracking and localisation capability, to deliver enhanced tracking performance across a wider range of challenging acoustic environments.

QinetiQ Australia has announced the appointment of Stephen Loosley, to its Advisory Board.

The new Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence has commenced its work in examining Defence policy, capability development, and administration and expenditure, with an emphasis on long‑term effectiveness and strategic outcomes.

Systems Planning & Analysis Australia has announced the promotion of Anthony Ween to National Lead – Defence & Analytics. 

Nova Systems has announced a new strategic partnership with Here Technologies, strengthening Nova’s digital services capability across Defence, Emergency Services and Government.

The 2025-26 Defence budget was supposed to come in at $58.9 billion but it actually came in at $63.2 billion, around $4 billion higher than forecast, much of which was spent on the nuclear submarines program | Max Blenkin

Assistant Minister for Defence, Peter Khalil, and Federal Labor Senator, Raff Ciccone, have formally opened QinetiQ Australia’s new office in Melbourne.

Australian Defence Force helicopters and soldiers from the 16th Aviation Brigade and Special Operations Command have recently completed Exercise Nemesis Typhoon, a domestic counter-terrorism training activity.

The 10th Australia–India Defence Policy Talks were held in New Delhi on 8 May. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary Shri Amitabh Prasad, while the Australian side was led by First Assistant Secretary International Policy Bernard Philip.