Australia

By Graham Warwick
Australian startup Siltrax has achieved record power densities in independent third-party testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM and Qantas have expanded their partnership in a bid to improve connectivity between Europe and Australia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Boeing says it has deployed its MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the first time to an operational location, RAAF Tindal AB, where F-35As are based.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Adrian Schofield
Australian regional carrier Rex has gained more time to pursue a deal with potential investors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
Varda Space plans to bring development of the spacecraft bus portion of its reentry system in-house.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
An Australian research effort using lunar dust simulants has found that Moon dust may not be as harmful to the lungs of future Artemis astronauts as was thought.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Startup Dovetail Electric Aviation plans to use immersion cooling to improve the safety and performance of battery packs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has entered a cooperative program with the U.S. for the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile, paving the way for domestic production capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Position, navigation and timing services developers are reporting progress on testing GPS alternatives.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines has completed the preliminary design review for its Moon Racer commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle candidate.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has resolved a 21-year-old glitch with NASA’s most-distant probe.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has launched Mission Talon Strike, an Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator initiative aimed at domestically developing loitering munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Startup Gilmour Space scrubbed the inaugural launch of the first Australian-made orbital rocket, with the Eris 1 launcher on the pad to fix a technical fault.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Gilmour Space says it is targeting a launch for the first-ever Australian-made orbital rocket no earlier than May 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aalto, Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff, claims to have broken the aviation record for the longest endurance flight.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The Australian, UK and U.S. air forces have been collaborating to help streamline the entry into service of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Skyports Drone Services has acquired Australian startup Redbird Aero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK says F-35 delays to production and upgrades will not impact its plans to declare the aircraft's full operational capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The defense research laboratories of Australia and the UK have teamed up to jointly develop subsystems for new-generation low-cost weapons and munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
With a general election looming, Australia announced an early 2025-26 budget which included a boost to defense spending despite a wider focus on tax cuts.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Defense Department has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defense Australia to build a missile factory in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
A first briefing on the Global Combat Air Program has been received by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Key collaborations have been announced by Australia’s fledgling sustainable aviation industry to advance development of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The Australian army is phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helicopters in favor of the Boeing AH-64E Apache, service officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems sees potential in the recently flown STRIX X-wing vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft prototype.
Aircraft & Propulsion