Australian Defence Magazine

1 week ago | australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin

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1 week ago | australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin

As the Australian Defence Force (ADF) continues to increase the number of women in the ranks, one constant remains – most uniform and equipment items are not always well suited to the female form. Emily Pyke, a 13-year Navy veteran and petty officer (PO) who has now transferred to the Reserves, aims to address that with a specialist range of base layers and undergarments designed to deliver comfort and protection for serving females.

1 week ago | australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin

Thank you for visiting AustralianDefence.com.au - Australia's leading source of Defence Industry news and viewsTo continue reading this article, and to gain free access to up to four articles per week, simply sign up to the ADM Standard Membership. A Digital Membership will give you unlimited access to online news and articles except those marked as Premium. Or to get unlimited access on any device, at any time, upgrade to ADM Premium.

2 weeks ago | australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin

Australian AI defence company Arkeus has made it first big sale to the US military in a deal for its drone-carried artificial intelligence surveillance technology. Arkeus chief executive officer Simon Olsen said that was for the company’s flagship hyperspectral optical radar (HSOR). a disruptive world-first ISR capability designed for autonomous-enabled operations. “We are in the process of manufacturing and delivering those systems,” he told ADM.

2 weeks ago | australiandefence.com.au | Nigel Pittaway

Attendees of ADM’s Northern Australia Defence Summit (NADS) in Darwin on 29 April were reminded of how critical the region has become when set against the backdrop of the rapidly deteriorating strategic circumstances. In his opening keynote address, former US Marine Corps Lieutenant General John Wissler provided a sobering assessment of the threats in our region which, he said, had markedly worsened since he gave a similar presentation at NADS 2024.