The Government announced on Monday it had whittled its shortlist down from four options to two shipbuilders in a highly competitive tender process.
Katina Curtis
Former prime minister of the Netherlands and current NATO chief Mark Rutte has travelled to the US to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
Andrew Gray
Defence ministers have announced a five-year collaboration in research against threats from potential adversaries, including hypersonic weapons.
Caitlin Powell
A Dutch-designed vessel has been selected for a major shipbuilding project based out of Henderson in WA.
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Challenging issues including the future of the AUKUS subs deal and the next Trump presidency will be scrutinised at a defence conference in Adelaide.
Abe Maddison
A probe into a fatal Taipan army helicopter crash has been told aircrew didn't want to let their team down by pulling out of exercises when tired.
Savannah Meacham
The Japanese military will soon join US Marines on rotations in the Top End, Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced.
Tess Ikonomou
On May 14, 1968, Lieutenant George Hulse, 26, was jolted by the sound of gunfire that for him would reverberate for more than half a century.
John Flint
A live-fire exercise and amphibious landing are part of joint drills between Australia and Indonesia following a defence agreement between the neighbours.
Trisnadi and Niniek Karmini
The US cannot be seen as weak on Ukraine, the country’s ambassador to Australia believes, warning President-elect Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin only respects strength.
Dylan Caporn
North Korea's mutual defence announcement with Russia comes days after troops had suffered casualties in Ukraine.
Staff Writers
The Fromelles Association of Australia has called on descendants of fallen First World War soldiers to donate DNA to help identify bodies found in a mass grave.
Aaron Bunch
The Australian and Indonesian militaries are conducting their largest combined joint activity - Keris Woomera - as part of a defence co-operation agreement.
Prasto Wardoyo
Bonuses will be expanded to more people in the Australian Defence Force in a bid to reduce the high turnover of personnel.
The Government will spend $600m in order to meet an ambitious goal to help the ADF recruit and retain much-needed military personnel.
Ellen Ransley
Perth SAS war widow Kylie Russell has issued a public SOS after her plea for federal funding for crisis accommodation for at-risk veterans fell on deaf ears.
Jessica Page
The proliferation of long-range strike missiles and firepower is forcing Australia to respond by bolstering its own stockpiles as concerns persist about supply.
Dominic Giannini
Saturday saw the annual memorial service that is held yearly in late October held again on Mt Clarence, but this time with a difference.
Michael Tugwell
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia as enemy forces close in on the strategic city of Pokrovsk.
Kyiv
New Zealand's Defence Force is assessing whether to bring an idled patrol vessel back into service to boost its depleted offshore fleet.
Lucy Craymer
The Australian Navy will spend $7b on buying medium and long-range missiles from the US, bolstering the navy’s capacities in a new ‘age’ of warfare.
Jake Dietsch
Australia has struck a new agreement with the US to bolster its air and missile defences, as tensions rise in the Indo-Pacific.
A test pilot was "laughed at" for raising concerns over unacceptable safety risks with the Taipan army helicopter, an inquiry into a fatal crash has been told.
The commitment to delivering a consolidated, Commonwealth-owned defence precinct at Henderson is vital for our nation’s defence, but it is also monumentally important for WA.
Richard Marles
