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Friday, August 14, 2026

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Sea

Rolls-Royce expands partnership with Marand, creates Canberra regional defence HQ

Catalina Orkan Render low flight

Air & Space

Catalina SPAR aligns with DoD MOSA interoperability requirements

Air & Space

MatrixSpace strengthens team with new sales head

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Air & Space

BlackSky wins international contract for combined Assured and On-Demand subscriptions

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Govt Policy & News

Joint statement on notifications of ballistic missile launches

LAND

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Thales Minerva Camera

Thales defence unit wins order for new combat vehicle cameras

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Marines conduct amphibious debarkation at Port of Darwin

south korea selects hanwha aerospace autonomous ground vehicle for landmark defense modernization program

South Korea’s UGV mass production answers manpower problem, not technology gap

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Australia’s Aquaterro wins new combat helmet deal

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Rheinmetall delivers weapon system for British RCH 155 wheeled howitzer

Thales Guardian

Thales Australia delivers new ‘Guardian Angel’ autonomous ground vehicle

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Eviden and Thales strengthen resilient navigation capabilities

AIR & SPACE

Catalina Orkan Render low flight

Catalina SPAR aligns with DoD MOSA interoperability requirements

MatrixSpace strengthens team with new sales head

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BlackSky wins international contract for combined Assured and On-Demand subscriptions

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Joint statement on notifications of ballistic missile launches

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Boeing and Rheinmetall accelerate Germany’s path to collaborative combat aircraft capabilities

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DroneShield launches RfRecon intel unit

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ASELSAN declares TOLUN-P mission-ready following test flight

Richard Leon, CFO, Myriota

Myriota names new chief financial officer

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Australian rocket motor completes test flight

SEA

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Rolls-Royce expands partnership with Marand, creates Canberra regional defence HQ

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ABGF signs defence-linked deal to boost Griffin Industrial Group’s AUKUS work

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‘Shruti’ marks GRSE’s next milestone in indigenous warship building

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Marines conduct amphibious debarkation at Port of Darwin

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Ocius Technology names new chairman

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Defence partners launch nationwide AUKUS supply chain roadshow

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Lockheed Martin Australia joins forces with Australian Submarine Agency

GMFX VLS Convoy

Rheinmetall unveils GMF140 missile frigate

International Ships Arrive At JBPHH For RIMPAC 2016

RIMPAC 2026 wraps up multinational exercise

JOINT PROJECTS

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Rolls-Royce expands partnership with Marand, creates Canberra regional defence HQ

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Lockheed Martin Australia joins forces with Australian Submarine Agency

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New partnership to strengthen protective security for Defence

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Drone Major partners with Contract Finder Pro for drone sector

TKMS and Navantia advance strategic submarine partnership

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Collaboration agreement announced by Sovereign Effects Partners to support GCAP

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Thales and Visionary Machines partner on passive counter-drone detection

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Embraer and Anduril sign deal to expand C-390 capabilities with Barracuda-500M

Airbus LIG deal

Airbus and LIG Defense & Aerospace expand pact on uncrewed aerial...

GOVT POLICY & NEWS

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Joint statement on notifications of ballistic missile launches

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ABGF signs defence-linked deal to boost Griffin Industrial Group’s AUKUS work

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Australia renews ocean forecasting partnership

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Defence scientist honoured for transforming Australia’s sovereign rocket propulsion

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Australia launches IS&T strategy to beef up defence, industrial base

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New Defence Research Centre to strengthen Australia’s defence innovation ecosystem

CYBER SECURITY

cybersecurity

CrowdStrike: AI now embedded across modern adversary operations

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VIEWPOINT: What Washington’s new AI rules mean for APAC

cybersecurity

Nozomi Networks joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

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Global AI fellowship launches in Western Australia

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Research reveals Australia’s AI advantages are overlooked

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Elbit Systems unit completes field demo of digital land force network

IT

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VIEWPOINT: What Washington’s new AI rules mean for APAC

cybersecurity

Nozomi Networks joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing

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Systematic updates SitaWare with new capabilities

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Accenture wins major IT deal with NATO

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Kinetic IT launches AI Engineering & Platforms division

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Global AI fellowship launches in Western Australia

SIMULATION & TRAINING

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Exercise Pitch Black Open Day brings the world to Darwin

International Ships Arrive At JBPHH For RIMPAC 2016

RIMPAC 2026 wraps up multinational exercise

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RAN and partner nations conduct SINKEX during RIMPAC 26

Embraer Announces New C 390 Millennium Training Capabilities for Sweden and Austria

Embraer announces new C-390 Millennium training capabilities

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Exercise Pitch Black 2026 takes to the skies

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Rheinmetall News in Brief

SUPPORT

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Saab Australia awarded sustainment contract for deployable health capability

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Navy launches Djalkiri Indigenous Action Plan

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Saab Australia delivers deployable hospitals

Thales wins NATO deal for next-gen TACAN system

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Boeing and Lufthansa Technik sign agreement for CH-47F Chinook sustainment

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GE Aerospace, Magellan Aerospace sign MOU for F414 sustainment

INDUSTRY NEWS

Hunter class frigate Type 26 GCS BAE Systems 3D 2 e1585633810555

Rolls-Royce expands partnership with Marand, creates Canberra regional defence HQ

Catalina Orkan Render low flight

Catalina SPAR aligns with DoD MOSA interoperability requirements

MatrixSpace strengthens team with new sales head

BlackSky Image and Analysis Isfahan 06222025 1641hrs

BlackSky wins international contract for combined Assured and On-Demand subscriptions

Illustration depicting a generic nuclear missile

Joint statement on notifications of ballistic missile launches

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Hunter class frigate Type 26 GCS BAE Systems 3D 2 e1585633810555

Rolls-Royce expands partnership with Marand, creates Canberra regional defence HQ

Catalina Orkan Render low flight

Catalina SPAR aligns with DoD MOSA interoperability requirements

MatrixSpace strengthens team with new sales head

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