The Commonwealth Government has confirmed the ADF will acquire several new types of air and surface-launched long-range strike missiles for the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy. A…
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The Commonwealth has confirmed that the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins class submarine Life-of-Type Extension (LTE) and Hobart class destroyer upgrade will be conducted at the Osborne yard in Adelaide. The…
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The Commonwealth has released a request for proposals (RFP) to industry for the Project AIR 6502 Phase 1 medium range ground-based air defence system for the ADF. The release of…
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Leonardo and Northrop Grumman have announced that they will team to jointly pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Uncrewed Aerial Systems (VTUAS) domain. Announced at the DSEI conference…
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Indonesia has reportedly ordered five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules in a direct commercial sale with the company. While the order has not been officially confirmed, the reports came after the…
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The US F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has awarded F-35 sustainment contracts and options with a total value of up to US$6.6bn (A$9.1bn) to Lockheed Martin for the 2021-2023 fiscal…
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The Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier air-to-air refuelling system has successfully conducted refuelling trials with a US Navy Lockheed Martin F-35C fighter. The September 13 test with the F-35C represents…
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PLEXSYS Australia is supporting the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Warfare Centre – Distributed Training Centre (AWC-DTC) at RAAF Williamtown near Newcastle with its integrated training software. The RAAF’s advanced…
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The RAAF is more than halfway through the delivery of its planned fleet of 72 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. Selected in 2002 to replace the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B Hornet and…
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The US Department of Defense has awarded follow-on contracts to three US companies as part of the development of the joint US-Australian Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) hypersonic…
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Northrop Grumman Australia has announced it has delivered the Network Integration Test Environment (NITE) capability for the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude maritime UAS to the ADF. Located at RAAF Edinburgh, the…
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The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile has received Milestone C (MS-C) approval to proceed to the production phase of the program.…
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The USAF has successfully conducted a demonstration program of the mass launch of long-range precision strike weapons from a transport aircraft. Conducted by the USAF’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation…
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Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price has announced four new Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities which it says will help to build a robust, resilient, and internationally competitive defence industry in Australia.…
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The Australian Defence Force has released a Request for Information (RFI) for the Project LAND 129 Phase 4B requirement for a small uncrewed aerial system (SUAS) for the Australian Army.…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised that the US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Australia of future naval extended air defence…
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An analysis of Taiwan’s military capabilities The island of Taiwan, home to a population of 23 million (just under Australia’s 25 million), but measuring roughly half the size of Tasmania,…
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The USAF has awarded more small development contracts to Kratos and General Atomics as the service moves towards making its Skyborg Vanguard loyal wingman project a program of record. The…
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The US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed aerial refuelling system has successfully refuelled a Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft in flight. The key test is the second type to be…
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The US Marine Corps has fired two Raytheon/Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) during a live-fire ship sinking exercise (SINKEX) off the coast of Hawaii in mid-August. Conducted as part of…