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Australia’s defence sector gathered in Canberra to celebrate excellence across industry, academia and innovation, with University of NSW researcher Oleksandra Molloy taking home the 2026 Excellence Award at the eighth annual Australian Defence Industry Awards.
Four Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50PH Golden Eagles arrived at RAAF Base Darwin last week, followed by Thai F-16B fighters, Korean fighters and tankers, and a number of aircraft from Singapore. It comes ahead of the exercise’s commencement early next week.
Hosted at RMAF Base Butterworth in Malaysia, the deployment involved more than 75 personnel from No. 92 Wing and three Poseidon P-8A aircraft, as well as supporting elements from across the Air Force, including No. 19 Squadron at Butterworth.
Boeing announced that the MQ-28 Ghost Bat will make its Farnborough debut in the UK from 20 to 24 July, alongside static displays such as a CH-47 Chinook, a T-7 flight simulator, and a full-size 777X cabin section.
The new Arkeus defence technology facility is expected to build AI-powered sensing systems that serve as the eyes and brains of autonomous platforms for Australian and allied defence customers. It will increase Arkeus’ manufacturing capability by 20 times.
The Quantum Systems Vector AI was used to “identify targets in depth and enable drone and artillery strikes on enemy positions”, according to Defence, which says it can provide real-time environment mapping and AI-enhanced object tracking and detection while flying more than 60 kilometres.
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