Robert Dougherty

The move is Australia’s contribution to multinational efforts to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea.

The aerospace giant has produced a total of eight MQ-28A prototype aircraft, with three Block 2 variants currently in production.

The company previously announced the proposed sale of Quickstep Aerospace Services and its maintenance, repair and overhaul operation based in Tullamarine, Victoria.

The new air defence laser system reportedly defeated 100 per cent of targets during a live firing trial held at the Vidsel Test Range in Sweden.

Developed through major collaboration with Kaurna custodians, the Keeping Place is designed to be the central point on base as a meeting place for Defence and the broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to come together for ceremony, education, kinship and heritage.

The plans, announced by the company last week, are envisioned to help adapt the division’s organisation and workforce in light of a continued complex business environment, especially in the space systems segment where significant financial charges were recorded in 2023 and 2024.