Sydney-based DroneShield has received a contract worth $49.6 million from an undisclosed European reseller who is contractually required to distribute the products to another European military end-customer. The contract is for handheld counter-drone systems, associated accessories, and software updates. A…
Swedish defence manufacturer Saab has worked with Los Angeles-based Divergent Technologies to design and manufacture what Saab describes as the world's first software-defined aircraft fuselage. The 3D-printed Ruby is an Uncrewed Aerial System with a 5-7m wingspan and is powered…
The Australian Department of Defence has awarded Sydney-based CAE Australia a $300 million contract for the Future Air Mission Training System (F-AMTS), under Project AIR5428 Ph.3. The F-AMTS, which is designed to increase Defence’s aircrew training capacity by up to…
The Australian government has approved Republic of Korean company Hanwha’s long-standing application to increase its stake in Western Australian shipbuilder Austal to 19.9%. “Today I have agreed to the clear recommendation from the Foreign Investment Review Board to not object…
Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia’s Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program has surpassed $225 million in export contracts awarded to Australian industry partners. This milestone strengthens Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities and increases the resilience of its global supply chains, the company said…
Perth-based Greenroom Robotics and EGS Survey have signed a Fleet Wide Partnership Agreement to equip all future Fremantle-class Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) with Greenroom's GAMA maritime autonomy system, accelerating the shift toward cleaner, lower impact hydrographic survey operations. Under the…
Newport News, Virginia-based HII and UK-based Babcock International Group have signed a contract of undisclosed value to build complex submarine assemblies at Babcock’s Rosyth facility in Scotland for Virginia-class Block VI fast-attack submarines. This agreement will expand their existing strategic partnership…
The US Navy has awarded Hudson, New Hampshire-based BAE Systems a new five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for APKWS laser-guidance kits to equip US armed forces with tens of thousands of additional low-cost precision munitions. The kits will go on…
Anduril UK has announced an exclusive teaming agreement with UK firm GKN Aerospace in Cowes, Isle of Wight, to collaborate on the British Army’s £100 million ($200 million) Project NYX and the Ministry of Defence’s Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform program.…
Boeing Defence Australia’s (BDA) autonomous MQ-28A Ghost Bat will be transitioned into a warfighting system for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under a $1.4 billion program, including a $754 million contract to BDA. Designed and built in Australia under the…