India taps two domestic shipbuilders for $5.7B corvette program
India awarded Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and Goa Shipyard Limited contracts to build five and three corvettes, respectively, for the country's navy.
Australia pushes to beef up air defenses
Australia expects to select the winning platform for LAND 6504 in late 2027 following a RFP that is expected in the early part of the year.
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Edge computing fails when the mission hardware can’t evolve
The payoff is quicker tech insertion, avoiding vendor lock, and more room for autonomy, sensors, weapons, and mission growth.
Australia marks missile, cyber ‘firsts’ in exercise with Indonesia
The Keris Woomera exercise comes during a busy month for Australia's military, as forces participate in drills from Singapore to Japan.
Ghost Shark with teeth: Australia unveils underwater drone payloads
The modular payloads will be integrated onto Anduril's Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics' Speartooth unmanned underwater vehicles as well as Ocius's Bluebottle unmanned surface vessel (USV), the Australian DoD said in an announcement.
NIOA, AeroVironment team to offer and support loitering munitions Down Under
The partnership will target introduction and support of loitering munitions in Australia and New Zealand
Australia’s guided weapons and munitions effort makes progress, but risks remain
Experts have called on GWEO efforts to diversify sources and ensure workforce readiness
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Missiles and radar need more than demand – they need manufacturing capacity
Expanding manufacturing capacity is critical to producing missiles, radars, and launch systems.
After yearslong delay, Taiwan receives first pair of new F-16s
The two jets landed at an airbase in eastern Taiwan on Friday.
China opens training center with Laos, marking third overseas military base
Satellite imagery shows the new facility is built in part on a purported old US airstrip used during the Vietnam War.
South Korea inducts first locally developed fighter jet into air force
Introduction of KF-21 into South Korea's military marks a significant milestone for country's defense industry.
Australian MQ-4C Tritons, MC-55A Peregrines reach Initial Operational Capability
Attaining IOC for the RAAF's MQ-4Cs has “significantly strengthened its ability to deliver persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance effects across Australia’s primary area of military interest,” according to the announcement.
From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
Boeing picks Lite Coms for Aussie BLOS SATCOM terminals
Australia's LAND 4140 program aims to modernize the Australian military's land-based C4I architecture across all domains.
How Japan, South Korea are building up naval capabilities for China threat
Japan and South Korea are stepping up their naval game in the face of China's phenomenal expansion.
Lockheed Martin secures $950M Australian air battle management contract
Lockheed Martin says the enhancements under Australia’s Project AIR6500 Tranche 2B will establish a “scalable path” for future improvements and integration of future technological advances.
GE Aerospace to provide marine gas turbine engines for South Korea’s KDDX destroyers
It will supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for six KDDX-class ships.