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New Defense Pact Seeks to Enhance UK-Australia Security Cooperation

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps have signed a new defense and security cooperation agreement to strengthen the partnership between Canberra and London on common issues and concerns. The U.K. government said the pact was signed during the annual Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations, or AUKMIN, held Friday...

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BAE, ASC to Build Australia’s Fleet of Sovereign Nuclear-Powered Submarines; Charles Woodburn Quoted

BAE Systems is collaborating with ASC to deliver Australia’s sovereign nuclear-powered submarines. The Australian government selected the two companies to build a fleet of advanced attack submarines under its AUKUS security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom. Under the agreement, BAE and ASC will combine their skills, expertise and capabilities to produce...

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Bundestag OKs Germany’s Purchase of Australian-Made Rheinmetall Armored Vehicles

The Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament, has approved Germany’s purchase of over 100 Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier vehicles that Rheinmetall Defence Australia will build at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Queensland, Canberra announced on Thursday.  Describing the procurement as the country’s “single largest defense export,” the Australian Department of Defence said the deal will...

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Australia Partners With Microsoft to Create Cyber Intelligence Sharing Platform

Australia has unveiled a collaborative effort between the Australian Signals Directorate and Microsoft to beef up the country’s cybersecurity. Under the partnership program, ASD connected its Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing platform with Microsoft Sentinel, allowing the latter’s Australian users to immediately share cyberthreat information on the combined systems. According to ASD, the collaboration provides access...

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Elbit Systems Seals $600M Deal to Integrate Advanced Systems Into Australian Army’s Redback IFVs

Elbit Systems has secured a $600 million contract to deliver systems for integration into the Australian Army’s fleet of Redback infantry fighting vehicles. The deal, part of Australia’s Land 400 Phase 3 Project, will provide “advanced protection, fighting capabilities and sensors suite” for the military vehicles, according to the Haifa, Israel-based contractor. The project, announced...

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Combat Simulations Test AUKUS Robotic Vehicles’ Warfare Capabilities

AUKUS defense solutions scientists subjected the military alliance’s autonomous vehicles to a range of simulated attacks during the Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment test. The Department of Defense said the testing, held at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia in fall 2023, complemented the work on AUKUS artificial intelligence-powered drones...

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US, Indo-Pacific Allies Conclude Annual Sea Dragon Anti-Sub War Games

U.S. forces have concluded a major maritime military exercise alongside allied and partner nations from the Indo-Pacific.  Sea Dragon is a two-week, annual, multinational exercise hosted by the United States to practice and enhance anti-submarine warfare tactics. The 2024 iteration of the exercise was held in Guam and included participants from the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian...

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New Zealand, Australia Forge Partnership to Support Earth, Space Research Projects

New Zealand and Australia are working together to advance Earth and space science research. Judith Collins, New Zealand’s space minister, welcomed the agreement, saying the collaboration will bring “real-world benefits to New Zealanders.” “New Zealand has an innovative space sector. This partnership presents exciting opportunities for it to grow and thrive. It is also an...

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Australian Ex-PM Scott Morrison Joins Dyne Maritime Advisory Board

Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined Dyne Maritime to serve as a member of the US venture capital investor’s advisory board. Morrison, who served as PM from 2018 until 2022, was a founding principal in the formation of the AUKUS trilateral defense agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. “Having the actual architect...

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Lockheed Martin Australia Appoints Antonia Marzulli as Operations VP

Antonia Marzulli, former Synergy Group Australia CEO, has rejoined Lockheed Martin as vice president for operations in Australia, according to the company’s post on LinkedIn on Monday. Marzuli spent over six years with Lockheed in the United States, most recently as strategy and business development principal until she left in 2015, according to her LinkedIn...

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