Adelaide-based BAE Systems Australia has announced it will establish its head office in the city’s Lot Fourteen innovation district. The company, which is Australia’s biggest defence company, will move into Lot Fourteen alongside more than 160 other innovation and technology-focused…
Adelaide-based PMB Defence Engineering (PMB) has signed a £13 million ($25 million) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) to test and qualify a new battery system for the UK’s nuclear submarines. This contract is a continuation of…
Construction has begun officially on the first Hunter-class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigate, marking another significant step in delivering the RAN’s enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet. The piece of steel cut during the commencement ceremony forms part of the under-structure support for…
The Royal Australian Navy’s six Collins-class submarines will now not be armed with the Tomahawk strike weapon, and will also forego their planned optronics upgrade. The Government’s decisions on the life-of-type extension program have been informed by advice from Defence…
The Australian government has announced that Australia’s fleet of SSN‑AUKUS submarines will be built at Osborne, South Australia, by a joint venture between government-owned ASC Pty Limited and BAE Systems Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and UK Defence Secretary…