EX2 for Defence Innovators https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Australia signs for first three Mogami-class frigates Australian government publishes 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program Defence to invest up to $7 billion in C-UAS capabilities ASCA calls for Persistent and Pervasive ISR Navy names autonomous systems unit First Australian-made GMLRS test-fired Australian companies to join UK submarine supply chain Defence appoints new CDF and Chiefs of Navy and Army JIATF-401 commits more than US$600 Million to C-UAS capability US Army demonstrates AH-64E Apache ‘launched effects’ using Anduril Altius 700 JIATF-401 selects Lattice as C2 platform for C-UAS Army establishes littoral manoeuvre group in Brisbane Boeing validates Ghost Bat stealth performance US Navy selects HII’s ROMULUS USV for next phase of MUSV program Defence to get three Virginia-class Block IV submarines, AUKUS allies to invest in undersea capabilities Defence selects Northrop Grumman to build SRMs in-country PM appoints new Secretary of Defence Defence to acquire PrSM and more HiMARS MQ-25A Stingray achieves first flight Sikorsky and Robinson Unmanned secure USMC contract for autonomous logistics Defence orders 268 new Bushmasters USAF to develop AMTI capability in place of E-7 Wedgetail? Ghost Bat achieves first flights in US airspace Defence appoints AECOM to prepare Henderson Defence Precinct Saab and GA-ASI fly world’s first uncrewed AEW aircraft MQ-28 Ghost Bat to feature in EX Valiant Shield 2026 Australia and Canada sign JORN export agreement Home USAF awards CCA contracts to GA-ASI and Anduril Thales unveils next-generation Bushmaster 5.6 variant US Navy awards Castelion first order for Blackbeard hypersonic weapon HII delivers first of the newest REMUS variant DroneShield and Defenture to advance mobile C-UAS capability Lockheed Martin, GM Defense to collaborate on munitions manufacture AUKUS partners take next steps towards Submarine Rotational Force-West Defence names new Chief of Joint Capabilities ASCA awards undersea navigation contracts to three Australian companies US Navy’s autonomous MQ-25A Stingray tanker moves into LRIP DroneShield unveils first European-made C-UAS system Boeing unveils upgraded MQ-28 Ghost Bat at ILA Berlin AW Bell graduates from Lockheed Martin Australia Mentor Protégé Program US government approves US$1.98 billion sale to Kuwait Australian Army issues RFI for autonomy in littoral environments Lockheed Martin Awarded 500 kW Joint Laser Weapon System Contract Bundeswehr commissions MBDA and Rheinmetall to develop laser weapon for the German Navy Australia achieves land-based SM-2 missile defence live fire Drone launch from C-130 marks innovation milestone Defence awards C-UAS contract to EOS Lockheed Martin Australia invests $85.9 million in Williamtown Air Power Precinct UK to adopt more autonomous and robotic systems