INS Arighat to boost India’s nuclear deterrence
Following the news that India has commissioned its second nuclear ballistic missile submarine, INS Arighat Kandlikar Venkatesh, Defense Analyst at GlobalData, a data and analytics company, offers his...
View ArticleRheinmetall takes first place at ELROB 2024
Rheinmetall has achieved a success in connection with the Interoperable Robotic Convoy (InterRoC) project. In the European Land Robot Trial 2024 (ELROB) competition, the Rheinmetall InterRoc team...
View ArticleDiane Smith-Gander named chair of Sovereign Capability Group
Sovereign Capability Group (Sovereign) has appointed Diane Smith-Gander as its new Chair. Insitec and Electrotech Australia, two trusted leaders in the Australian defence sector, recently merged to...
View ArticlePremcar starts program for land-based military vehicles
With assistance from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC), Australia’s Premcar has embarked on an ambitious $1.53 million program to engineer and enhance the powertrain offering a globally...
View ArticleISD completes AS9100D recertification
Integrated Surveillance and Defense, Inc (ISD), a leading provider of airborne ISR solutions, has successfully received Aerospace Standard 9100D (AS9100D) recertification for its facilities. AS9100D,...
View ArticleSerco Group extends nimbus software contract
Serco Group has extended its contract with Australian Workforce Management software expert, nimbus Cloud (nimbus), for another three years to support its strategy of continuous improvement in its...
View ArticleAustralia backs STEM growth opportunities
The Australian government continues to deliver on its commitment to grow Australia’s Defence industry workforce and support a future made in Australia with the launch of the Schools Pathways Program:...
View ArticleNozomi Networks, Mandiant combine threat intelligence feeds
Nozomi Networks recently announced the general availability of the Nozomi TI Expansion Pack. The federated solution helps strengthen and streamline the way industrial and enterprise CISOs and their...
View ArticleSaab Australia appoints chief growth officer
Saab Australia has appointed experienced defence industry leader Chris Keane as chief growth officer to lead the organisation’s strategic growth function. A well-known figure across the Australian...
View ArticleAustralia deploying aircraft to India for first time
The Royal Australian Air Force has sent combat aircraft to India in support of a multinational exercise for the first time. Exercise Tarang Shakti 24 is being held at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 30...
View ArticleAdvanced Navigation expands US presence
Advanced Navigation has expanded its defence arm in the U.S. through the appointment of Wayne Prender as global head of Defence. The decision underscores the Australia-based company’s commitment in...
View ArticleBlack Sky Industries launches in Australia
Defence industry and technology company Black Sky Industries has formally launched in Australia, announcing the establishment of its multi-million dollar headquarters in Logan, in Southeast Queensland...
View ArticleAustal employing LocAl lower-carbon aluminium
Australian shipbuilder Austal has committed to using LocAl lower-carbon aluminium supplied by Capral to support their initiatives in sustainable manufacturing and responsible procurement. Well known...
View ArticleAI leader Preligens joins Safran
After an exclusive negotiation process that began in June, Preligens, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for aerospace and defence, has joined Safran. The acquisition of Preligens was finalised...
View ArticleAustralia expands Joint Strike Missile program
The Australian government is further accelerating Australia’s long-range strike capability through the acquisition of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) from 2025. The government and Norwegian company...
View ArticleAPDR News in Brief
Markforged introduces metal & advanced composite 3D printer: Markforged has unveiled the FX10 Metal Kit, a print engine that brings metal printing capability to the FX10. With this kit, the FX10...
View ArticleAustralian Army trials Vegvisir solution for uncrewed M113 APCs
Vegvisir has supplied the Australian Army with Vegvisir’s Mixed Reality-based situational awareness solution to enhance its sensor systems and to enable Army to explore whether mixed reality improves...
View ArticleNew maintenance facility for Defence aircraft starts construction
Work has begun on the building of a giant four-bay aircraft hangar in northern Adelaide to facilitate the specialist maintenance of the Australian Defence Force’s Boeing 737 variant military aircraft....
View ArticleLockheed Martin names new CEO for Australia, NZ
Lockheed Martin has appointed retired Air Vice-Marshal Steven ‘Zed’ Roberton as the new Vice President and Regional Executive for Australia and New Zealand, to succeed Warren ‘Macca’ McDonald who will...
View ArticleBabcock delivers C-CBRNE assets
Babcock Australasia’s delivery of Counter Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (C-CBRNE) asset management and solutions has led to a significant expansion of the critical Defence...
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