Aircraft from around the world will take to Australia’s skies for the return of Exercise Pitch Black, the Royal Australian Air Force’s premier, biennial flying activity.

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to invest $28.45 million in test and measurement company Liquid Instruments. 

Now in its 23rd year, ADM’s annual Congress was held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on 18 February | ADM Staff Writers

The 2026 ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on 28 April and more than 400 delegates were in attendance to hear how important the north is to regional security | Nigel Pittaway

The heads of police, military, customs and immigration agencies from across 24 jurisdictions will convene in Brisbane this week at the eighth annual Joint Heads of Pacific Security meeting.

School of Information Operations and Grayline Sdn Bhd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Defence Services Asia exhibition, reaffirming their commitment to collaborate on operationally focused training in Malaysia.

The Northern Territory and far Northern Queensland present multiple challenges for operations and maintenance, particularly in the wet season | Grant McHerron

Around 400 members of the Australian Defence Force are taking part in the 41st iteration of the largest bilateral military exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States.

The Government has announced funding for counter-drones of up to $7 billion over the next decade. This funding, contained in the 2026 Integrated Investment Program, is more than double funding for counter drones compared to the 2024 IIP.

The Japanese government is set to further loosen restrictions on defence equipment exports following a green light from the leading party’s main security committees, according to multiple government and media sources | Corey Lee Bell

Babcock Australasia has launched a new pilot program designed to supercharge the commercial and business acumen of small and medium enterprises to increase their ability to engage with the Australian defence industry.

The 2023 Defence Strategic Review identified the importance of Australia’s northern maritime approaches and the need to improve capabilities from Cocos Islands through to Townsville | Grant McHerron

Trends driving the deterioration in Australia’s strategic environment have broadened and intensified in the last two years, elevating the risks to security and prosperity over the coming decade, the latest National Defence Strategy says | Max Blenkin

The preliminary results of an open innovation program to support tech start-ups to enter South Korea’s defence industry were announced by the nation’s government portal on 8 April | Corey Lee Bell

Australia has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force C‑27J Spartan aircraft and a contingent of around 130 Australian Defence Force personnel to participate in Exercise Bersama Shield 2026.

The concept of minimum viable capability emerged from the 2023 Defence Strategic Review and 2024 National Defence Strategy as a means of accelerating procurement of complex technology but that hasn’t turned out to be an easy fix | Max Blenkin