A month on from the release of the Federal Government’s cyber strategy, there is a lack of qualified staff for Cyber Warfare and poor understanding of the foundation skills required, according to a seminar held in Sydney on 31 May.

In September 2017 Adelaide will host one of the world’s largest and most prestigious space events.

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles at an estimated cost to the Commonwealth of $416 million.

Marand Precision Engineering has been selected as the supplier for a global contract to build F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) training aids for program partners to use world-wide.

Bellinger Instruments has completed the first step in establishing an Australian-based full depot repair capability for Link-11 and Link-22 Data Terminal Set systems.

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On Friday night last week, the Invitation to Register (ItR) for one of Defence’s largest IT programs Defence INSIGHT hit Austender.

The first Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) to sport Australian camouflage was a focal point of Rheinmetall Defence’s Land Forces Symposium

Raytheon Australia intends establishing a network of so-called Australian Submarine Industry Incubators (ASII) across the country to enable SMEs to evolve and test technical applications

The RAAF’s 33 Hawk Lead in Fighter (LIF) trainers of Nos.76 and 79 Squadrons surpassed 100,000 flying hours

In an effort get a better idea of what the landscape looks like for veteran support services, the Aspen Foundation undertook the Ex-Services Organisation (ESO) mapping project last year.

During recent flight tests at US Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Boeing Defense and the US Navy launched a network-enabled AGM-84 Harpoon Block II Plus from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

Babcock Training Academy (BTA), in conjunction with the Australian Maritime College Search (AMCS), announced this week that it will offer specialist short courses in naval architecture

The Department is seeking innovative, industry-led proposals aimed at developing and demonstrating technology that could lead to improvements in Defence capabilities.

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After making a 67,000 kilometre journey last year, the Skynet 5A satellite from Airbus Defence and Space is in place over the Asia Pacific.