US prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation has named the first six strategic partners who will use its Beacon testbed ecosystem to rapidly test and deliver new autonomous solutions at scale. The initial partners are Applied Intuition, Autonodyne, Merlin, Red 6, Shield…
Sydney-based DroneShield, a global leader in counter-uncrewed systems (CUxS) technology, will participate in Project FlyTrap, a multinational defence initiative led by the US Army V Corps in Europe. This exercise, running from June to August 2025 in Germany and Poland,…
Brisbane-based Mirragin Consulting has launched its Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem (MADE) portal to connect Australian businesses, industry, and government with trusted drone and autonomous system providers. MADE is building a connected, national drone (or Uncrewed Aerial System - UAS) and…
UK firm MGI Engineering has unveiled its SkyShark loitering munition, a next-generation military Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) platform designed to transform battlefield operations with speed and precision, the company says. The jet-powered version of the SkyShark will be powered by a…
Australia and the United Kingdom have signed the bilateral Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty (the Geelong Treaty) at the UK-Australia Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Geelong, Victoria. The Geelong Treaty is a commitment for the next 50 years of UK-Australian bilateral…
In their 67-clause AUKMIN (Australian-UK Ministerial Consultations) Communique Australia and the UK have agreed closer Defence and Strategic cooperation. The talks, between the Australian and UK Ministers for Defence and Foreign Affairs, were held in Sydney on 25 July. All…
Defence has awarded 40 grants worth more than $17.3 million to Australian companies to deliver priority defence capabilities, support local manufacturing and strengthen Australia’s sovereign defence industry. Awarded under the $170 million Defence Industry Development Grants program, these grants will…
Defence has announced the test firing of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in Australia at the Mt Bundey Training Area in the Northern Territory. PrSM is a next generation long-range missile manufactured by Lockheed Martin and has a maximum range…
Just four months after the announcement of Project LAND156, which is aimed at countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-SUAS) Defence has issued an initial rolling wave of contracts worth $16.9 million to 11 vendors, including five Australian companies, to rapidly…
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have jointly tested their ability to communicate with underwater autonomous systems at Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, as part of AUKUS Pillar II’s EX Maritime Big Play series - formerly EX Autonomous Warrior,…