AllSecond Arafura class offshore patrol vessel launches in South Australia
MEDIA RELEASE The Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) NUSHIP Eyre has been launched at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. NUSHIP Eyre is the second in the class of OPVs being built by Luerssen Australia, in collaboration with local defence industry partners, for the Royal Australian Navy. The Arafura class OPVs are intended […]
Army’s first live-fire of advanced surface-to-air missile system
MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Army has conducted its first live-fire of the National Advanced Surface to AirMissile System (NASAMS) at the Woomera test range in South Australia. The firing by the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, demonstrates the modernisationof Army’s land-based integrated air and missile defence capabilities towards a fullyintegrated and more capable Australian Defence […]
Av-Comm Signs MOU with Telikom Limited (PNG)
Left to Right: Mr. Amos Tepi, CEO Telikom Ltd PNG, Michael Cratt, CEO, Av-Comm sign MOU. Photo courtesy of Av-Comm. MEDIA RELEASE On the 2nd of November 2023, Av-Comm marked a significant milestone in its 42-year history, with the official opening of its new office in North Sydney. In tandem with Av-Comm’s office opening, Mr. […]
Fleet Space Technologies Heads to the Moon on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander
Photo courtesy of Fleet Space Technologies Fleet Space Technologies, a leading Australian space exploration company, announced today that its SPIDER seismic technology will land on the Moon’s surface aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander as part of Firefly’s second lunar mission in 2026. This international mission to the far side of the Moon will […]
Landmark National Skills Agreement to Unlock Billions
The Hon. Anthony Albanese MPPrime Minister of Australia The Hon. Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Skills and Training JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Last night’s National Cabinet agreed to unlock billions of dollars to build Australian skills and prosperity. The landmark five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA), which will take effect from January next year, was developed under principles […]
Uncrewed undersea capabilities strengthen AUKUS partnership
MEDIA RELEASE Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have conducted a combined exercise off the east coast of Australia testing autonomous undersea warfare capabilities. The Integrated Battle Problem 23-3 exercise demonstrated the strength of AUKUS partners’ maritime collaboration. A range of modified commercial and military autonomous systems were deployed, in conjunction with existing […]
Albanese Government signs information security agreement with European partners
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence IndustryMinister for International Development and the Pacific JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Albanese Government has strengthened Australia’s ties with European partners by signing the Security Agreement on the Protection of Classified Information with the Organisation for Joint Armament […]
This Remembrance Day the Spirit of the Unknown Soldier embodies all who have lost their lives in service
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Matt Keogh MP Minister for Defence PersonnelMinister for Veterans’ Affairs JOINT MEDIA RELEASE This Remembrance Day the Spirit of the Unknown Soldier embodies all who have lost their lives in service Today Australians the world over will pause to honour the more than […]
Land agreement to build Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP Premier of South Australia JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Australia is a step closer to building conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines after the Australian and South Australian Governments reached agreement on a land exchange for the new submarine construction yard. The submarine construction […]
Investing in our defence industry workforce for the future
The Hon. Richard Males MP Deputy Prime MinisterMinister for Defence The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP Minister for Skills and Training The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP Premier of South Australia JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP, and Premier of South Australia, the Hon Peter Malinauskas MP […]