US defence prime contractor Northrop Grumman has unveiled Project Talon, a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) designed to fly autonomously alongside crewed fighters. It advances collaboration between crewed and uncrewed aircraft, acting as a force multiplier to enhance lethality, adaptability and…
US Defence giant Northrop Grumman has successfully tested the first of two new Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) — SMASH!22 and BAMM!29 2.0 — which were designed and manufactured in 2025 under the company’s SMART Demo program. This milestone marks a key achievement in the project’s…
Australia will start manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) All Up Rounds and Launch Pod Containers this month after the opening of a new factory near Defence’s Proof and Experimental Establishment at Port Wakefield, South Australia. Lockheed Martin Australia…
Californian company Saildrone has completed a mission to map the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, using a Saildrone Surveyor Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV). Earlier this year Saildrone and Thales Australia announced a collaboration, funded…
In ‘one of the most significant reforms to defence that we have seen,’ the Australian Department of Defence will establish an all-new Defence Delivery Agency combining the functions and budgets of its principal procurement agencies, the Capability and Sustainment Group…
The Australian Department of Defence is establishing a new Defence Delivery Agency designed to strengthen and streamline acquisition and sustainment activities. The new agency , to become operational on 1 July 2026, will deliver the capabilities, skills and workforce needed…
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has marked a significant milestone with successful first-of-class trials of the Edge 130 tri-copter Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) on the evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat (eCCPB) HMAS Cape Pillar. Conducted throughout September in Darwin Harbour and surrounding…
Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer AtSpace, has successfully sent its Australian-made A01 rocket higher than any other Australian commercial rocket has gone before. The 12.2m tall vehicle launched from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, performed perfectly and flew close to the target…
UK firm GKN Aerospace has been awarded a £12 million ($24.5 million) contract by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop a clean-sheet Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) demonstrator, including a dedicated turbojet engine, within 18 months The programme aims…
On a recent visit to Anduril Industries’ HQ in Costa Mesa, California, the company’s co-founder Palmer Luckey made a very important point: if you want to build something in large numbers, you need to tailor it to the capabilities of…