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Queensland companies developing nuclear power for ships
Gold Coast based ship design group Seatransport and an unnamed Brisbane-based technology company are developing nuclear solutions for the propulsion of strategic response vessels in remote areas. Using...
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GME, Owl Cyber Defense deepen cybersecurity partnership
GME and US company Owl Cyber Defense have deepened their partnership announcing GME as Owl’s Asia Pacific distributor and support services partner for Owl’s cyber security products within the Defence,...
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Hanwha Aerospace completes armoured vehicle factory in Australia
Hanwha Aerospace announced that it has completed the construction of the Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence (H-ACE) in Geelong, Australia. This marks the first overseas production base...
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Sentinel Subsea installs new WellSentinel systems
Sentinel Subsea announced the successful installation of WellSentinel systems for two significant projects in Australia. These projects mark a significant milestone in Sentinel Subsea’s mission to...
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Australia to command Red Sea task force
Australia will assume command of the Combined Maritime Force’s Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 from October. The six-month appointment demonstrates Australia’s ongoing commitment to maritime security and...
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Lockheed, General Dynamics team on rocket motors
Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics recently announced the signing of a strategic teaming agreement for the production of solid rocket motors that will bring security and resiliency to a vital...
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Northrop Grumman, Genohco team up on South Korean mine countermeasures
Northrop Grumman and Genohco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in connection with the Republic of Korea’s Mine Countermeasures Helicopter (KMCH) program. The agreement supports Northrop...
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APDR Podcast Episode 61 with host Kym Bergmann
Unusually, we can start with two pieces of positive news. On August 22, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced that the government will spend $850 million on a factory in Newcastle that will...
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Australian Cybersecurity Games to test students
Students from universities across Australia are set to compete in the prestigious Australian Cybersecurity Games which poses a series of challenging cyber security tasks. The competition which is run...
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BAE to upgrade flight computers for F-15EX and F/A-18E/F
BAE Systems has been selected by Boeing to upgrade the fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control computers (FCC) for the F-15EX Eagle II and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft. The FCCs feature common core...
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Embraer sells A-29 Super Tucano to Uruguayan Air Force
Embraer announced the sale of up to six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU). The contract, which is part of a fleet renew program to expand FAU’s operational capacity, provides...
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Whiskey Project Group partners with 1941 fund
The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) has taken a major step forward by partnering with leading dual-use national security fund 1941 as a lead investor to pave the way for its continued expansion into the...
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Navantia Australia facilitating IP transfer for landing craft manufacturing
Navantia Australia has awarded Sydney based company, Halliday Engineering, a contract for manufacturing the replacement bow ramps for the Canberra class Amphibious Assault ship (LHD) Landing Craft...
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Babcock, SMP sign MOU for undersea support capability
Babcock Australasia (Babcock) and Submarine Manufacturing & Products Ltd (SMP) have joined forces to explore new underwater technology and equipment that will provide next generation sovereign...
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ADF leads Operation Render Safe
A multinational contingent led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has arrived in Solomon Islands to safely dispose of dangerous explosive remnants of war under Operation Render Safe. At the...
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Blacktree Technology expands Perth facility
Australian owned defence satellite communications specialist Blacktree Technology unveiled its new electronics workshop in Belmont, Western Australia, marking a major expansion of its manufacturing...
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Rohde & Schwarz Australia wins Hunter frigate comms deal
The Royal Australian Navy’s first three Hunter class frigates will be fitted with Rohde & Schwarz’s NAVICS communications technology under a contract with BAE Systems Maritime Australia. Rohde...
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Exail wins contract for underwater mine disposal vehicles
Exail Robotics Belgium announced an order worth nearly 60 million euros for K-Ster C underwater mine disposal vehicles, K-Ster CT training vehicles and associated equipment for the NATO Support and...
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Director of Advanced Systems joins Defence SA
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veteran and systems engineer Glen Gallagher has been announced as Director Advanced Systems at Defence SA. Starting with the agency on 9 September, Gallagher will...
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Taiwan’s sub program a deterrence against China
Taiwan is reinforcing its defence posture against China with an $8.8 billion investment in its Indigenous Defence Submarine Program, which aims to induct eight new submarines into its naval fleet over...
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