Latest Defence News

AML3D Limited closed FY26 with a record $29 million order book, driven by US defence contracts and a $12 million investment to double its Ohio manufacturing capacity. The company’s cash receipts rose 20% to $10.4 million, while its sales pipeline expanded to $78 million.

Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS) posted a 284% surge in first-half 2026 revenue to $169 million, driven by robust defence contracts and regional tensions. Its order book hit a historic $846 million, prompting an upgrade to full-year guidance and signalling strong momentum in counter-drone and laser weapon systems.

Papua New Guinea’s government has taken a significant equity position in Pacific Lime and Cement’s Central Lime Project, injecting US$16.3 million and reinforcing sovereign backing for the nation’s first integrated lime and cement manufacturing platform.

Perpetual Resources has validated multiple high-grade tungsten zones at its Paraíba Project in Brazil, underpinning a strategic push into critical minerals with a planned follow-up exploration phase.

BrainChip Holdings has wrapped up its capital management arrangement with LDA Capital, settling a $1 million failure fee through collateral share sales and preparing for orderly liquidation of remaining shares.

Li-S Energy marked key commercial and regulatory milestones in Q2 2026, including ISO 9001:2015 certification for its lithium foil line, first commercial foil sale, and US air transport approvals for lithium-sulfur cells. The company also completed a major Battery Testing Centre expansion and began deep-ocean cell testing with MSubs.

Victory Metals has delivered a major processing breakthrough with a 59-fold upgrade to a 7.1% Total Rare Earth Oxide concentrate from its North Stanmore project, backed by strategic partnerships and government funding.

Brazilian Rare Earths (ASX: BRE) has expanded its Monte Alto District with a new +9 km rare earth corridor at Velhinhas, confirmed by high-grade drilling. Shareholders also backed the A$50 million IPO demerger of the Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project into Alurion Resources.

Adisyn has confirmed a repeatable, industrial-scale graphene deposition process compatible with semiconductor manufacturing temperatures, while advancing exclusive radar absorption technology for drones with major partners.

Nimy Resources advances gold exploration with new priority targets and secures funding to pioneer gallium processing research at its Mons Project in Western Australia.

Harvest Technology Group has inked a non-binding partnership with Ukrainian Technopark to explore integrating its ultra-low-bandwidth Nodestream platform into unmanned defence systems, focusing on resilient communications under electronic warfare conditions.

Bayan Mining has agreed to sell its Bayan Springs North Project in Nevada to Sun Silver for up to A$800,000, retaining a 1.0% royalty and securing non-dilutive funding to focus on rare earths development.