Australia

Code: AUSTRALIA

News Activity — Last 30 Days

Total
19
Avg Daily
0.6
Peak Day
5

This 90-day news signal uses our proprietary FMS-focused term-matching model to surface relevant narrative activity; while not exhaustive, it reliably shows directional trends, with deeper precision tools available in premium tiers. Missing results may reflect coverage limits, term-mapping gaps, or timing, and should not be treated as proof of no activity.

HISTORICAL TOTAL
$59,349,025,565
PRIMARY-MAPPED EVENTS
7
DISCLOSED ESTIMATES
$4,502,500,000
COMBINED TOTAL
$63,851,525,565
Top systems mapped to this country

Based on curated event-to-system mappings from public disclosures.

System
Events
Most recent
1
Sep 30, 2025
1
Aug 19, 2025
1
Jun 16, 2025
Recent News Items — Last 90 Days (61)
PublishedTitle
Jan 22, 2026First Two Australian F-35s Roll Out Of Factory - Defence Turkey Magazine
Jan 22, 2026Australia Just Took Delivery Of One Of Its Most Powerful Weapons - The War Zone
Jan 22, 2026Boeing, Royal Australian Air Force Test Extended Range Weapon - Defence Turkey Magazine
Jan 22, 2026Cars lifted from ocean in recovery mission after flash floods - SBS Australia
Jan 22, 2026Cars plucked from ocean in astonishing flood recovery mission - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Jan 21, 2026Singapore cleared for P-8A Poseidon purchase - Australian Defence Magazine
Jan 21, 2026Boeing begins training Apache and Chinook workforce - Australian Defence Magazine
Jan 21, 2026Australia mulls how to achieve low-cost mass fires on distant targets - Asian Military Review
Jan 18, 2026Australian and U.S. forces showcase rapid HIMARS airlift and joint firepower in Exercise Kenney Strikes Back - Defence Industry Europe
Jan 17, 2026Australia, U.S. strengthen combat airlift capabilities - Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM
Jan 15, 2026Australia’s Apollo laser, the ITAR-free 150kW system built to kill 200 drones on battery power - MSN
Jan 14, 2026Australia takes delivery of first two HIMARS systems from US - MSN
Jan 13, 2026Northrop Grumman hits F-35 production milestone - Australian Aviation
Jan 8, 2026Can Australia’s HIMARS Rocket Launchers Save the Pacific from China? - The National Interest
Jan 7, 2026Lockheed Martin delivers record 191 F-35 fighter jets in 2025 - Investing.com Australia
Jan 7, 2026Kongsberg signs strategic partnering agreement to support Australia’s guided weapons enterprise - Defence Industry Europe
Jan 7, 2026US Air Force teams up with Australian Army for joint exercise - Australian Aviation
Jan 6, 2026KONGSBERG signs long-term partnering deal with Australia - Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Jan 1, 2026Frontline report: Australian Abrams tanks enter combat at Pokrovsk, bolstering Ukrainian counterattacks - Euromaidan Press
Dec 26, 2025ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE Putting Just Received Australian Abrams Tanks to Good Use in Pokrovsk - Daily Kos
Dec 23, 2025Australian Abrams Tanks of the Skelia Regiment Baptized in Fire in Pokrovsk - Militarnyi - Мілітарний
Dec 22, 2025Australian Defense Firm Secures Major Asian Contract with Laser Weapon System - primaryignition.com
Dec 21, 2025Australia completes transfer of 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of military assistance programme - Defence Industry Europe
Dec 19, 2025Australia gives Ukraine 49 Abrams tanks. Now they must survive the drones. - Euromaidan Press
Dec 19, 2025Australia’s Abrams Are In as Final Tank Shipment Reaches Ukraine After Secret 55-Day Journey - UNITED24 Media
Dec 19, 2025Australia completes final M1A1 Abrams tank delivery to Armed Forces of Ukraine - defenceconnect.com.au
Dec 18, 2025The Royal Australian Air Force successfully fired an AMRAAM missile from its new MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone - Zona Militar
Dec 16, 2025U.S. approves $705M sale of HIMARS rocket systems to Australia - MSN
Dec 15, 2025Integrated counter-drone system demonstrated for Australian Defence Force by Leidos - Military Embedded Systems
Dec 12, 2025National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) Stock: AGM Highlights, Dividend Paid Today, and Analyst Forecasts (12 December 2025) - ts2.tech
Dec 11, 2025Where was the fossil-fuel fury Westpac AGM was promised? - The Australian
Dec 9, 2025Australian MQ-28 CCA Downs Drone in Milestone Air-to-Air Test - Air & Space Forces Magazine
Dec 9, 2025Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat marks live-fire milestone as Australia orders 1st production fleet - Aerospace Global News
Dec 9, 2025MQ-28 Ghost Bat Has Fired An AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile - The War Zone
Dec 9, 2025Australian Ghost Bat drone fires AIM-120 missile in first collaborative combat aircraft test - Army Recognition
Dec 9, 2025Australian Defence Force personnel conduct ‘shoot and scoot’ HIMARS training missions - defenceconnect.com.au
Dec 9, 2025Ghost Bat fires a live AMRAAM - Australian Defence Magazine
Dec 8, 2025U.S., Australian Cooperation on Land, Air, Sea, Industrial Base Top Topics at 40th AUSMIN - U.S. Department of War (.gov)
Dec 8, 2025Italy to buy joint air-to-surface missiles - Australian Defence Magazine
Dec 3, 2025Turkish combat drone downs airborne target in global first - Australian Defence Magazine
Dec 3, 2025Australia embarks HIMARS on Canberra-class vessels - Janes
Dec 1, 2025The Army’s New M1E3 Abrams Tank Is Coming - National Security Journal
Nov 30, 2025USA Approves Sale of Advanced AIM-260 JATM Long-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Australia - Мілітарний
Nov 28, 2025USA Approves First AIM-260A JATM Export to Australia - navalnews.com
Nov 27, 2025Australia commences flight operations with new Apache helicopters - FlightGlobal
Nov 26, 2025Ukraine buys US Patriot Air Defense System Sustainment - Australian Defence Magazine
Nov 26, 2025India purchases US Javelin Missile System - Australian Defence Magazine
Nov 25, 2025Rafael unveils Leopard 2 A8 Tanks equipped with Trophy Active Protection System - Australian Defence Magazine
Nov 22, 2025Anduril Expands to Australia - Anduril
Nov 20, 2025Australian Vanadium Secures Shareholder Support at AGM - TipRanks
Nov 20, 2025Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Will Fire AIM-120 AMRAAM in December - The Aviationist
Nov 20, 2025Northern Minerals seeks to delay AGM after referring Chinese meddling concerns to FIRB - The West Australian
Nov 19, 2025Haultrax says four Australian mines committed to its nextgen FMS - International Mining
Nov 19, 2025A Question of Needlessness: Selling Iron Dome to Australia - CounterPunch.org
Nov 18, 2025Cattle Australia urges producers to vote for change at MLA AGM - Beef Central
Nov 18, 2025Worker's death casts shadow over BlueScope AGM - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Nov 17, 2025Virgin hails growth and transformation at first AGM after relisting - Australian Aviation
Nov 9, 2025Hackers target Israeli-Australian defense projects - The Jerusalem Post
Nov 8, 2025The Royal Australian Air Force already operates a fleet of 13 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft acquired from the United States - Zona Militar
Nov 7, 2025Lindsay Australia Highlights Resilience and Growth at AGM - Finance News Network
Nov 4, 2025Hobart-class destroyers undergo mid-life hi-tech upgrades - The Australian
Event-level disclosures (mapped)
Historical Sales Book details (by program and period)
Program TypePeriodValue (USD)
FMFFY1950–FY2018$0
FMSFY1950–FY2018$36,289,953,629
FMSFY2019$1,638,806,248
FMSFY2020$1,718,361,906
FMSFY2021$937,503,236
FMSFY2022$6,668,630,382
FMSFY2023$12,095,770,164
FMSFY2024$1,890,554,124