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First CAIMEN Japan high-speed landing craft launched
The first CAIMEN Japan high-speed landing craft, based on a platform designed by BMT and with detailed design and construction undertaken by Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), has been launched, a...
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Rheinmetall shows off unmanned systems at REPMUS26
Rheinmetall AG is continuously testing modular and interconnected solutions for maritime operations. As a leading international systems provider for security, the company is participating in the...
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Strategic Policy Grants awarded by SecDef
Fifteen new grants have been awarded by the Secretary of Defence under Defence’s 2026 Strategic Policy Grants Program. Defence received a record 199 applications seeking a total of $66.5 million,...
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Australia and New Zealand strengthen naval partnership with Plan Tasman
The Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy have reinforced their enduring maritime partnership through the signing of Plan Tasman. Signed by Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Rear...
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APDR Podcast Episode 154 with host Kym Bergmann
We begin with another Defence procurement farce. Two years ago Defence abandoned a project called JP 9102 for geostationary military communications satellites with Minister Richard Marles explaining...
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Otokar and Leonardo complete integration of TULPAR with HITFACT MkII 120mm...
Otokar and Leonardo have successfully completed the integration and live firing tests of the Otokar TULPAR Medium Tank platform with Leonardo HITFACT MkII 120 mm turret. The resulting configuration...
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Clarion Events appoints Australian military advisor
Clarion Events has appointed naval leader Rear Admiral Steve Tiffen (Ret’d), AO, CSM as its Australian Military Advisor. A retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy, Tiffen will provide...
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ASELSAN demos integrated EW & ISR capabilities in live trials
ASELSAN has successfully demonstrated the coordinated operation of three airborne electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems from Bayraktar TB2 UAVs, in a...
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Lockheed Martin and US to speed AIM-260 missile production under new agreement
Lockheed Martin has signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the production and delivery of the AIM-260, Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM). JATM is the most...
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Thales launches HexaForce C2 system
Thales has launched its HexaForce next-generation AI-enhanced multi-domain command and control (C2) system. Purpose-built to support national sovereignty, HexaForce provides a rapid, battle-tested...
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TKMS ATLAS UK awarded torpedo countermeasure system contract
TKMS ATLAS UK, a subsidiary of TKMS, has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence’s Next Generation Countermeasure (NGCM) contract, a key element of the Royal Navy’s Underwater Defensive Aids Suite...
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Leonardo wins EU deal for security and defence space observation
Leonardo has been awarded by the European Space Agency (ESA) a fully funded contract to define the architecture of the future EU Earth Observation Governmental Service (EOGS), a key capability designed...
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A solution to the hardest challenge in air defence’s lowest layer
Air defence architectures across the Asia-Pacific were designed around aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic threats. The problem occupying planners today sits far below that: small uncrewed aircraft...
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BAE Systems Australia wins $32 million deal for support of Mk 45 naval guns
BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a five-year, $32 million contract to continue sustaining the Mk 45 naval gun systems of Australia’s Hobart class destroyer and Anzac class frigate fleets. Awarded...
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AML3D starts metal 3D printing US Navy submarine production parts
AML3D announced an initial production parts order from Austal, valued at approximately AU$0.5 million. The order transitions the production of the large, high pressure, Copper-Nickle (“CuNi”) fluid...
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Hanwha Aerospace and Lockheed Martin UK unveil updated 40mm infantry fighting...
Hanwha Aerospace and Lockheed Martin UK unveiled a reconfigured Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) at Defence Vehicle Dynamics 2026. This first time configuration features a dual-role IFV and C-UAS...
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Rheinmetall UK and Mercedes-Benz UK advance Team Wolf partnership
Rheinmetall UK and Mercedes-Benz UK have announced a strategic partnership, combining proven Mercedes-Benz vehicle technology with Rheinmetall UK’s specialist defence integration and mission-system...
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Rheinmetall breaks ground to expand Quebec facility
Rheinmetall Canada marked its 40th anniversary with a groundbreaking ceremony to expand its Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, facility, reinforcing its long-term commitment to driving Canadian innovation and...
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Joint statement on the Quad Tabletop Exercise in Tokyo
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Japan, Australia, India, and the United States of America following the completion of a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in Tokyo to...
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DroneShield completes installation and acceptance of DroneSentry-X Mk2
DroneShield announced the successful installation and acceptance of its DroneSentry-X Mk2 counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) units on U.S. military Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) under its...
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