Vection Technologies wins new data contract
Vection Technologies has been awarded a $2.2 million defence contract from a repeat military customer within the European defence ecosystem for its cutting-edge FEDRA...
Navantia, RMIT win grant for secret comms project
Navantia Australia and RMIT University have been awarded a $500,000 grant through the AEA Ignite program to develop a Neuromorphic Light Field Receiver Module...
Indra, Leonardo sign cyber defence agreement
Indra Group and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce their cooperation in cyber defence, with the aim of jointly identifying...
DEWC Services and Adelaide University collaborate on AI
DEWC Services and Adelaide University have commenced a new research collaboration to advance sovereign AI-enabled decision-support capabilities for Australia’s Defence sector. The project is...
Australian start-up Breaker raises A$9 million in seed funding
Australian defence technology startup Breaker has raised A$9 million in seed funding led by global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners with follow-on investment...
CrowdStrike names new VP for JAPAC
CrowdStrike has announced the appointment of Jonathon Dixon as vice president and managing director for the Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC) theatre. With more...
Naval Group joins Thales and invests in cortAIx France
Naval Group has invested in the capital of cortAIx France, joining Thales to address major challenges related to integrating AI into critical defence systems....
Thales strengthens digital core in Singapore
Thales announced the signing of three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) during the Singapore Airshow 2026. The deals...
Singapore’s DSTA, RSAF expand Shield AI partnership
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), jointly with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), has begun to expand their partnership  with Shield...
APDR News in Brief 09 February 2026
Kinetic IT names new MD for critical, state infrastructure: Australian technology services company Kinetic IT has appointed Jeremy O’Donohue as Managing Director, State Government...
