AllOperation Gateway continues to strengthen regional security
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has successfully completed its latest deployment under Operation Gateway on the northwest coast of Malaysia, reaffirming Australia’s commitment to regional security and stability. During the three-week deployment, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft conducted surveillance missions from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth. Chief […]
Australia signs long-range precision strike missile agreement with the United States
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs The Albanese Government has taken the next important step towards increasing the Australian Defence Force’s long-range strike capabilities and supporting domestic defence industry, with the establishment of a new cooperative program with the United […]
Australian Army has arrived in Geraldton for region’s biggest exercise of the year
Hundreds of Australian Army soldiers and cutting-edge Defence vehicles have arrived in Geraldton ahead of a major local training exercise. Exercise Arras Sprint has kicked off and will see Army personnel and their armoured and heavy vehicles moving around town for the next week as they fight a fictitious enemy role-played by fellow soldiers. Commander […]
Anzac nations strengthen ties during Navy ship’s first visit to sister city
HMAS Canberra (III), one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships, has arrived for its first port visit to its namesake’s sister city, Wellington, New Zealand. Over the five-day visit, Royal Australian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy personnel will engage with local communities to share insights into the historic mateship between the navies. In […]
ADF assists Pacific partners in locating explosive remnants of war
Six nations are set to join Papua New Guinea to conduct a technical reconnaissance operation in East New Britain Province under Operation Render Safe from 3 to 14 June, 2025. The contingent, led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), will work alongside partner nations to locate, assess and record World War II-era explosive remnants of […]
Joint Media Release: Maldives to receive Guardian-class Patrol Boat from Australia
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, Minister of Defence for the Maldives Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles and Maldives Minister of Defence, Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, are proud to announce Australia will gift an Australian-built Guardian-class Patrol Boat to Maldives. This announcement is a key […]
Travel to South and Southeast Asia
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will travel to South and Southeast Asia from 2-5 June 2025 for high-level meetings. The Deputy Prime Minister will meet leaders and counterparts in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia as part of the Government’s commitment […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 06/06/25
Defence spending a hot issue Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a likely meeting in Canada with US President Donald Trump after initially rebuffing a US call for Australia to immediately increase its defence spending. Mr Albanese is expected to meet the US president on the sidelines of the Group of Seven nations meeting next week. […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 30/05/25
Coalition shake-up for Defence The Coalition, newly reunited after the first split in 38 years has conducted a frontbench reshuffle. Coalition Leader Susan Ley and Nationals Leader David Littleproud announced the new line-up this week. In moves affecting the Shadow Defence portfolio long serving former SAS commander, Andrew Hastie has moved from Defence to the […]
H&B Defence Secures Contract to Strengthen Supply Chain Capabilities
Tim Brown AM, Managing Director, H&B Defence and Dave Soldow, VP of Operations, HII nuclear Australia. Photo courtesy of Babcock Australsia. De Stefano & Co is proud to be recognised as a finalist in two categories at this year’s Australian Defence Industry Awards – Consultancy of the Year and Cyber Business of the Year. The […]