Defence

WA's Indigenous business sector is eager to diversify into defence to latch onto job opportunities coming through the AUKUS partnership.

OPINION: The sale of Defence land could have unexpected consequences.

OPINION: A deepening talent war could threaten to stall the state's sovereign ambitions in terms of naval shipbuilding.

US Senator Tim Kaine has pressed the Department of Defence on what it's doing to help Australia process critical minerals, and called for more support to move away from Chinese processing.

OPINION: Nice words aren't going to cut it for a sector that relies on trust, cohesion and culture.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a $4 billion contract for the construction of eight landing vessels for the Australian Defence Force.

A week after an accounting error forced Austal to downgrade its earnings guidance by 18 per cent, the President of its US operations, at which the mistake occurred, has announced her retirement.

Hillary Clinton's former running mate Tim Kaine used a visit to Rockingham today to spruik US commitment to the Aukus alliance.

WA shipbuilder Austal has downgraded its earnings guidance for the year by 18 per cent, after a mistake in its US subsidiary, Austal USA's guidance.

OPINION: Agility may be Australia's most valuable strategic asset in a world drifting toward spheres of influence.

After half-a-decade at the forefront of Microsoft's regional defence business, Andy Wood discusses the launch of his own advisory firm designed to help WA businesses navigate Asia.

The Department of Defence will finally move to divest both Leeuwin Barracks in East Fremantle and Irwin Barracks at Karrakatta, after years of speculation.

WA's autonomous industrial giants need to rethink the drone threat.

OPINION: Aligning political desires and the needs of business is among a host of must-haves for the defence sector this year.

OPINION: Questions are being raised as to whether US ship seizures benefit efforts to stop Russia's “blood oil” from entering Australia.

Comments by the US president suggest we are moving into an era where the digital and the deadly are officially one and the same.

A cyber attack at a WA building company may claim more victims yet, after phishing emails were sent from a company account in an attempt to trap others.

ASC has added two more partnerships to its books to bolster Australia's nuclear and submarine workforces ahead of the commencement of Submarine Rotational Force-West next year.

A $5 million Department of Defence procurement contract update for works at HMAS Stirling spurred Duratec shares almost nine per cent higher in early trade today.

Curtin University has been named the only WA institution to receive a share of $40 million in new contracts from Defence focused on emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.

OPINION: Rumblings continue about the decision to support a US-based company over local alternatives.

Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal will build two more evolved Cape-class patrol boat in a $135 million deal inked with the Australian Border Force.

Shipbuilding giant Austal has been awarded a $1 billion contract to design and build landing craft medium for the Australian Defence Force.

Defence shake-up can deliver generational rewards for WA.

Paddy Gregg says he's disappointed Austal was excluded from the decision-making process, and was given no insight into the "strict conditions" placed on Korean giant Hanwha's bid to double its stake in firm.

South Korean chaebol Hanwha has been given the greenlight to double its stake in Australia's sovereign shipbuilder Austal following months of deliberation by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

OPINION: Agreement between Indonesia and Australia needs strategic and industry relevance.

Real estate bottlenecks, both commercial and residential, are hampering efforts to enact the Aukus agreements.

The former head of BAE Systems' nuclear construction has been appointed ASC's acting chief executive, tasked with delivering Australia's submarine program.

OPINION: There are plenty of upsides to the Aukus agreement but delivery times leave us vulnerable.

The federal government has announced a major overhaul of the Department of Defence, in a bid to address systematic inefficiencies within the organisation as it ramps up spending.

Marine technology company VEEM has substantially revised down its earnings outlook for the current half-year but expects a strong rebound in the second half after overcoming delays.