The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) program has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the capability effect of Persistent and Pervasive Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, or P2ISR. The RFP closes on Saturday 18 May and…
The Royal Australian Navy RAN has formally named its Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit (MASU), marking a key step in its transition to a more highly advanced, technology‑enabled future force. The Officer in Charge is CDR Chris Forward. MASU has been…
Defence has announced the development and extension of two significant programs to help local industry tap into the submarine supply chains of Australia’s AUKUS partners. This will help secure high-value manufacturing contracts that support Australian jobs, and develop robust and resilient…
The Australian Government has appointed Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO RAN, the current Chief of Navy, as the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) with effect from July 2026, subject to the Governor General’s consideration and approval. Defence has appointed…
Defence has established its new Littoral Manoeuvre Group at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. The group will strengthen Army’s ability to move, deploy and support land forces across coastal and island regions, says Defence. Based in Brisbane, the Littoral Manoeuvre Group Headquarters and the 1st…
Defence and the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College (AMC) have opened a secure research facility to support collaborative Defence capability development with a focus on maritime and food sciences. The Common User Facility (CUF), located at AMC’s Launceston campus,…
Defence has signed a Letter of Intent with German warhead manufacturer TDW to explore options for the manufacture and maintenance of warheads for the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and air-launched Joint Strike Missile (JSM) in Australia, creating opportunities for…
Defence has launched the $15.8 million Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship program, an initiative to offer up to 3,000 scholarships to students studying priority STEM subject at Australian universities. The Propel program is designed to support the development of Australia’s future nuclear-powered…
Defence has appointed Brisbane-based Bechtel Infrastructure Australia the design services consultancy to undertake master planning of the consolidated Henderson defence precinct. This will support sovereign shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia, says Defence in a media release. Establishment of the…
Defence has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom for the reactors to be used in the RAN’s first two nuclear‑powered SSN-AUKUS submarines. The submarines themselves will be built at Osborne in…