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Australian advanced solid rocket motor passes first flight test in guided weapons milestone

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August 6, 2026
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An Australian-developed advanced solid rocket motor has completed its first successful flight test at the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna in South Australia, demonstrating the nation’s growing ability to design, manufacture, integrate, and validate cri…

RAAF to field AIM-260 missile in combat capability boost

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August 6, 2026
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Australia will become the first nation outside the US to operate the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, with a $736 million investment delivering a new generation of long-range air-to-air weapons designed to maintain the Royal Australian Air Forc…

Government rolls out draft aviation disability standards

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August 6, 2026
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Announced today by Transport Minister Catherine King at the 2026 Australian Aviation Summit, the draft standards – developed through consultation with people with disabilities and with the industry – builds on a commitment from the 2024 Aviation White …

Diversity vital to Australia’s aerospace future, new research says

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August 6, 2026
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Delivered under the Australian Government’s Women in Aviation Industry Initiative (WAII), the two industry-wide studies provide one of the most comprehensive assessments of workplace culture, leadership and career progression across Australia’s aviatio…

Brisbane Airport sees record 25 million passengers in 2025–26

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August 5, 2026
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Numbers climbed by more than 1 million, or 4 per cent, on the previous financial year, with more than 7 million international passengers – up 7.9 per cent – and 18 million domestic passengers, up 2.5 per cent.

Jetstar dumps weight-based cabin baggage rules

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August 5, 2026
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Starting 2 February 2027, the 7kg limit for cabin baggage will be removed, with passengers instead allowed a single underseat bag of up to 40 × 30 × 20cm, and larger carry-on bags in overhead bins – along with priority boarding – available for separate…

Australia Post deploys first-ever parcel hub on RAAF base

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August 5, 2026
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Operating for the duration of Exercise Pitch Black, the dedicated Parcel Hub provides Australian and international personnel deployed to Darwin access to postal services, including the movement of urgent freight and the return of equipment.

Qantas moves to quell offshoring speculation

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August 4, 2026
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Responding to reports in The Australian Financial Review that it was working with consultancy firm Accenture on the plan dubbed “Project iQ”, a spokesperson for the Flying Kangaroo said discussions were still in early stages and no firm decisions had b…

NZDF looks to upgrade with explosive strike drones

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August 4, 2026
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The plan to acquire human-operated strike drones for delivering explosives to a target without returning to launch points follows recent announcements to begin market research into unarmed long-range uncrewed aircraft systems capable of conducting mari…

Qantas closes deal to sell off Jetstar Japan stake

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August 4, 2026
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Under the deal, initially announced in February, Qantas will sell off its interest in the airline, which will rebrand as a wholly Japanese-owned low-cost carrier and “allow the Qantas Group to redirect capital investment towards Qantas and Jetstar’s do…