AllADF recruitment surge the biggest in 15 Years
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Albanese Government is rebuilding the Australian Defence Force (ADF) – driving the highest recruitment in 15 years, slashing separation rates, and keeping the force strong at over 61,000 full-time personnel. Over the last three years, the Albanese Government has focussed on introducing bold and targeted […]
HMAS Sydney completes ADF Regional Presence Deployment
HMAS Sydney has successfully completed the year’s second ADF Regional Presence Deployment (RPD), returning to her home port in Sydney after more than 28,000 nautical miles during more than four months at sea. While deployed, HMAS Sydney participated in Exercise Bersama Shield 25 with Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom, and helped enforce […]
Nova Systems to deliver modern solution for Navy flight trials
MH-60R at Avalon Airshow. Photo and article courtesy of Nova Systems. Nova Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver a Flight Test Instrumentation system to support The Royal Australian Navy. Leveraging its global digital engineering and systems integration expertise, Nova Systems will deliver a Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) system, including hardware and software, to […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 01/08/25
US AUKUS review to take months In what was one of the worst kept secrets of AUKUS the US Defense Department issued a statement on Wednesday saying its review was not due until the US Fall months (September-November). Initial reports suggested the review would take just 30 days, but the statement revealed the US is […]
Babcock Australasia and Yalari celebrate 10-year partnership supporting better education outcomes for First Nation students
Babcock Australasia and Yalari celebrate 10-year partnership. Photo and article courtesy of Babcock Australasia. Babcock Australasia is celebrating a decade-long partnership with Yalari – a not-for-profit organisation supporting First Nations students achieve better education outcomes through senior boarding school scholarships. Yalari’s program expands education opportunities for students from regional, rural, and remote communities — areas […]
Summit held to support Collins Class Sustainment
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs A Project of Concern Summit was held in Canberra today to support the sustainment of Australia’s Collins class submarines. Minister for Finance, Senator Katy Gallagher, and Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, convened the Summit, which was attended by government and industry representatives. […]
First test in Australia of advanced strike missile being co-developed with United States
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs The Albanese Government has delivered on its commitment to rapidly boost the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) long-range strike capability with the test firing of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in Australia for the first time today. PrSM is a next generation long-range missile […]
Albanese Government backs Australian defence industry and local jobs with $170 million grant program
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs The Albanese Government has awarded a further 40 grants to support Australian businesses and back Australian jobs. These latest grants, totalling over $17.3 million, will deliver priority defence capabilities, support local manufacturing and strengthen Australia’s sovereign defence industry. Awarded under the $170 million […]
15th Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Senator the Hon Penny WongMinister for Foreign AffairsLeader of the Government in the Senate Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will today welcome the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs the Rt […]
Air Force continues partnership to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
A ten-year long partnership between Air Force and Indigenous health leaders will continue through to the end of the decade, with an agreement signed to provide health support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Air Force and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation […]