Defence senior ranks to be purged
As we have reported in the current edition of APDR, a major shakeup is in the pipeline for the senior ranks of Defence. Service...
Robotican Delivers ROOSTER Hybrid Drone Systems to European Special Forces
Robotican, a leading Israeli pioneer in autonomous robotic and drone technologies, has announced the successful delivery of dozens of ROOSTER hybrid drone systems to...
Marintec™ Awarded Australian Economic Accelerator Innovator Grant
The Maritime Institute of Technology (Marintec™), Navantia Australia’s Joint Institute with the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), has been awarded a $2 million grant...
Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes SouthPAN Critical Design ReviewÂ
Lockheed Martin and Geoscience Australia have successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) system.
During the CDR, Lockheed...
Arkeus Secures $2.46 Million IGP Grant to Boost Sovereign Manufacturing
Arkeus is an Australian defence technology company specialising in autonomous optical systems. Its optical surveillance systems operate across air, land, sea and space domains...
Quantum clocks guarantee precise navigation
Optical quantum clocks developed at the University of Adelaide have been proven to outperform GPS navigation systems by many orders of magnitude.
The clocks, which...
Bell Selected for Phase 2 of DARPA SPRINT X-Plane Program
“Bell is honoured to have been selected for the next phase of DARPA’s SPRINT program and is excited to demonstrate a brand-new aircraft with...
APDR Podcast Episode 101 with host Kym Bergmann
This episode coincides with the release of the July-August edition of APDR so there will be some cross-referencing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has started his...
Airbus to Train Cybersecurity Experts for French Ministry of the Armed Forces
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has signed an eight-year framework contract with Airbus Defence and Space, in partnership with co-contractor Neverhack, to...
EXERCISE TALISMAN SABRE 2025 OPENS
Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, officially commenced today with an opening ceremony held on board HMAS Adelaide.
The Chief of Joint...
