AllChief Fluid Systems and Halliday Engineering Sign Strategic MOU to Collaborate in Key Sectors
Chief Fluid Systems and Halliday Engineering sign Memorandum of Understanding. Photo courtesy of Chief Fluid Systems. Sydney, NSW – June 23, 2025 – Chief Fluid Systems Pty Ltd and Halliday Engineering Pty Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a collaborative partnership to pursue new projects together across key sectors Chief Fluid Systems […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 20/06/25
2026 for defence spending boost Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Defence Minister Richard Marles used the Defending Australia Summit in Canberra this week to drop more hints on a second term increase in defence spending. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been under pressure from the US to increase Australian defence spending to 3.5 per cent […]
Key milestone in development of Australian made combat drone
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs The Australian made and designed autonomous aircraft, MQ-28A Ghost Bat, has achieved a major capability milestone, backed by the Albanese Government’s $1 billion investment in developing this next generation combat drone. The Ghost Bat is the first military combat aircraft to be designed, […]
Soldiers start training on Army’s new combat engineering vehicles
The first cohort of Australian Army sappers have begun training on new combat engineering vehicles, significantly enhancing the safety of our soldiers in conflict. Soldiers will train at the School of Armour at Puckapunyal to learn to operate the vehicles, navigate terrain, clear obstacles, and provide essential support to armoured units in combat scenarios throughout […]
DEWC Services and Port Adelaide Football Club Team Up to Support Veterans Through Quiz Night Fundraiser
DEWC Services is proud to partner with Port Adelaide Football Club (PAFC) to deliver a fun night of trivia and fundraising in support of Australian veterans. The DEWC x PAFC Quiz Night will be held on Thursday, 24 July at The Precinct, Alberton, with all the proceeds going to the Power Community Limited (PCL) ADF […]
Defence Industry Security Program – Backlog Update
Article courtesy of Office of Defence Industry Support (ODIS). Defence is experiencing high demand for DISP accreditation. The program has over 1,400 members with that number expected to reach 2,000 before the end of 2025. This demand growth, coupled with a change in our delivery model, has created a backlog in applications that has required […]
Australian businesses sign up in droves to join AUKUS supply chain
Photo courtesy of Babcock Australasia. H&B Defence has begun evaluating hundreds of submissions from Australian businesses to determine their suitability for the AUKUS work environment, following a significant response to an open market Expression of Interest (EOI). Around 200 businesses from across the country have registered for the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification (AUSSQ) Pilot Program […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 13/06/25
Defence spending and AUKUS are hot issues Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a likely meeting in Canada with US President Donald Trump with the future of AUKUS, defence spending and US tariffs all on the line. The stakes for the Australian Prime Minister could not be higher. The US fired its latest shot in putting […]
ADF Women’s Rugby League team to play PNGRFL Women’s XIII in tour match
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) Women’s Rugby League team is participating in a series of sporting engagements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) this week, culminating in a tour match against the PNG Women’s XIII squad at Santos National Football Stadium on Sunday 15 June. The tour will further strengthen the people-to-people connections between […]
Commencement of PNG-Australia Bilateral Defence Treaty Negotiations: Joint Statement by lead negotiators
PNG and Australian lead negotiators, Mr Elias Wohengu, Secretary of the PNG Department of Foreign Affairs and Mr Greg Moriarty, Secretary of the Australian Department of Defence and delegations convened this week for formal negotiations on a bilateral defence treaty. Following the announcement by Prime Ministers on 12 December 2024 of the entry into force […]