AllJavelin Aerospace Founder Named Top Engineering Professional of the Year
Winner of the Engineering Professional of the Year – Lachlan Kilby of Javelin Aerospace. Photo courtesy of Javelin Aerospace. Sunshine Coast, Australia — Javelin Aerospace Group is proud to announce that its founder and director, Lachlan Kilby, has been named Engineering Professional of the Year at the Australian Aviation Awards 2025, recognising his outstanding contribution […]
Indian Defence Minister Visits Australia
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, will today welcome the Indian Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, to Australia for his first official visit. Australia and India are top-tier security partners and our defence cooperation delivers practical effects to uphold […]
Australia and Singapore Enhance Defence Cooperation
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Australia and Singapore have agreed to upgrade our defence and security partnership, as part of the enhanced bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Singapore’s Minister for Defence, […]
Visit by Singapore’s Minister for Defence
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will today welcome Singapore’s Minister for Defence, Mr Chan Chun Sing, to Australia. During the visit, the Ministers will meet to discuss opportunities to further deepen our long-standing defence partnership. This year marks the 60th anniversary of […]
US Marines head home after six months in the Region
The 2025 iteration of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) is heading home after a successful six-month rotation. Since March, approximately 2,500 Marines and sailors have participated in training exercises in Australia, the South West Pacific and South East Asia. MRF-D participation in exercises such as Balikatan, Alon, Super Garuda Shield, Talisman Sabre, Southern Jackaroo and […]
Weekly Media and Intelligence Report 03/10/25
AUKUS deal survives US review A Nikkei Asia website article citing an unnamed AUKUS tri-partner source seemed this week to suggest that AUKUS would survive the Trump administration review. However, both the Australian Government and the Department of War played down the article suggesting the review was still ongoing. It was left to Deputy Prime […]
$133 million sustainment contract to bolster ADF air operations
The Australian Government is investing up to $133.6 million over five years in command and control capabilities to support Australian Defence Force air operations. The recent signing of a sustainment contract with Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) will deliver critical integration enhancements to the Air and Space Operations – Command and Control System (ASO-C2CS), which […]
Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 commences in Japan
Approximately 130 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aviators will participate in Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 from 29 September to 10 October. Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 is a trilateral exercise between the RAAF, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the United States Air Force, focused on enhancing interoperability through air combat training. The exercise will be […]
New era of attack aviation arrives in Townsville
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Australian Army’s new attack helicopters have landed in Australia, with the delivery of the first two AH-64E Apaches to RAAF Base Townsville. Acquired through foreign military sales with the United States, the Apache provides critical aviation effects including reconnaissance, communications and networking, firepower and offensive […]
Travel to Fiji
The Hon Richard Marles MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, will travel to the Republic of Fiji from 2 – 4 October 2025 to meet with Fiji’s Minister for Defence and Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon Pio Tikoduadua MP. Australia deeply values our close security and defence partnership […]