AllDe Stefano & Co celebrates dual finalist honours in the 2025 Australian Defence Industry Awards
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 awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Australia’s leading defence industry professionals and businesses, and being shortlisted in two categories is a […]
2025 Shangri-La Dialogue
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will attend the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from 30 May ‑ 1 June 2025, making this his fourth attendance as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. Convened by the International Institute for […]
ADF supporting the Pacific to safeguard its fisheries’ future
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has successfully supported coordinated maritime surveillance activities around Tonga and Fiji to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Under Operation Solania, the ADF assisted Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members to safeguard their marine resources by monitoring suspected illegal fishing vessels in the countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones. As part […]
Investing in the Australian Defence Force’s cyber warfare workforce
As part of Defence’s transition to an integrated and focused force, cyber warfare personnel will now have multiple career pathway opportunities within Defence. The transition to a new skills-based pay structure will help Defence build a fit-for-purpose cyber warfare workforce, aiming to assist with retention and depth of knowledge, skills and experience. Chief of Joint […]
Supporting recovery efforts in flood affected New South Wales
The Hon Anthony Albanese MPPrime Minister of Australia The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Albanese Government is standing with communities impacted by devastating floods in the Hunter and Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, with further support activated to help people get back on their feet. From Tuesday 27th […]
Australia to host Republic of Fiji Military Forces company
Australia and Fiji are strengthening their Defence partnership through a rotation of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) personnel spending the next five months in Australia. The landmark company-sized RFMF contingent has been deployed to Australia in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 and Exercise Coral Warrior 2025. Around 130 RFMF personnel will be embedded […]
Albanese Government investment in defence industry provides critical support for local manufacturing and jobs
The Hon Pat Conroy MPMinister for Defence IndustryMinister for Pacific Island Affairs The Albanese Government has awarded grants to more than 50 businesses across the country that provide priority defence capabilities with the funding supporting hundreds of jobs and a future made in Australia. The first rounds of the Defence Industry Development Grants program have […]
Release of Aviation Safety Investigation Report into the Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 MRH-90 accident
The Aviation Safety Investigation Report into the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter accident on 28 July 2023 has been released today. Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph ‘Phillip’ Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs tragically lost their lives in the accident when their helicopter impacted waters in the vicinity of the Whitsunday Islands […]
Committal service in Papua New Guinea for two aviators of RAAF Beaufort A9-186
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has conducted a committal service at the Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, for the remains of two aviators of No. 100 Squadron Beaufort A9-186, who lost their lives during a mission in Papua New Guinea in September 1943. Family representatives of the two aviators, along with Australian and Papua […]
Sustaining Australia’s P-8A Poseidon fleet for long-term capability
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 guaranteed the long-term operational readiness of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P‑8A Poseidon fleet through a $291 million investment for through-life support with Boeing Defence Australia. This investment will […]