Australia is adopting a UK program designed to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) work under one supply chain system to cut compliance and administration costs in doing business with the Australian Department of Defence and major primes in the…
The US Defense Advanced research Projects Agency, DARPA, has down-selected six companies from the original nine contenders who will advanced to the next stage of its ANCILLARY program. Phase 1b of ANCILLARY, which stands for AdvaNced aircraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And…
Sydney-based DroneShield Ltd has received a repeat order worth $5.7 million from an undisclosed US Government customer for a number of its C-UxS (Counter-UxS) systems. Further material orders are anticipated from this customer. The delivery, involving multiple DroneShield product lines,…
The Eurodrone program has successfully passed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Led by Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, this major program milestone has been completed with OCCAR and representatives of the four customer nations (France, Germany, Italy and…
The UK’s development of a sovereign hypersonic strike capability is taking a substantial leap forward, says the country’s Ministry of Defence, with a new agreement to facilitate collaboration on hypersonic technology. Ninety organisations from across industry and academia have secured…
The UK Ministry of Defence will see ship and submarine construction rise to 28 hulls thanks to a planned increase in defence spending to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The increase in build numbers includes six new amphibious warships…
A $60 million joint investment between the Federal and State governments will fund a new defence academy at Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen. The Australian Defence Technologies Academy is expected to open in 2026, providing digital training, education and research crucial for…
Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is calling for abstract submissions exploring disruptive technologies that would contribute to the defence of Australia by giving the country an asymmetric edge over a better-resourced, larger enemy. Entries close on 3 June.…
Fort Worth-based helicopter manufacturer Bell Textron Inc has revealed its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA). Developed by the company’s Advanced Programs team, ALFA is dedicated to performing flight manoeuvres with an aircraft safety system and executing autonomous fly-by-wire flights.…
Arlington, Virginia-based AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600 loitering munition has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative. The AeroVironment (AV) Switchblade 600 is a man-portable, extended-range loitering munition system equipped with…