Australia’s capability to conduct offensive and defensive cyber operations will vastly increase with a near $10 billion increase in funding to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) over the next decade.…
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Canada has announced its has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to fulfil its Future Fighter Capability requirement to replace the McDonnel Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet in service. The 28…
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Germany has confirmed it will buy more Eurofighter EF2000s to replace its Panavia Tornado ECR electronic warfare aircraft, and up to 35 Lockheed Martin F-35As to replace the Tornado IDS…
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The government has announced that $244 million will be spent on an upgrade of Royal Australian Air Force Base Curtin bare base, 35km south south-east of Derby in the remote…
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Additional reporting by Max Blenkin: Defence Minister Peter Dutton has formally launched the Australian Defence Force’s Defence Space Command. Speaking at the 2022 Air and Space Conference in Canberra on…
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The Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) uncrewed combat aircraft being developed for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Project DEF 6114 Loyal Wingman program has officially been given the designation and…
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Brisbane-based Black Sky Aerospace has successfully conducted initial integration of guidance and control on an Australian-designed missile. The missile – which Black Sky describes as being the same size as…
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The US Defense Department has chosen Melbourne company Sentient Vision Systems for a Foreign Comparative Technology (FCT) evaluation of its ViDAR Maritime surveillance system for possible use by the US…
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The January-February 2022 issue of Australian Defence Business Review is now online. In this issue we cover the following news and features: The bids are in for the Project JP9102…
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced that Insitu Pacific has been selected as the preferred supplier for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 3 tactical uncrewed aerial system (TUAS)…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced the signing of a teaming agreement with QinetiQ Australia for the Australian Defence Force’s Project AIR 6500 Phase 1 Integrated Air and Missile Defence requirement.…
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Australian company Silentium Defence has won two contracts with the Australian Defence Force to trial and explore the applications of its passive radar technology on Royal Australian Navy maritime and…
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The Commonwealth Government has announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will receive a massive increase in uniformed personnel, growing some 30 per cent from 61,000 to nearly 80,000 across…
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SYPAQ Systems has announced it has offered its Australian-designed CorvoX uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B man-portable small UAS (SUAS) requirement. A request…
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UPDATED 9 MARCH WITH ADDITIONAL COMMENTS US-based Anduril Industries has announced it has established a local entity – Anduril Australia – to grow its local design, development, engineering, and manufacturing…
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A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport delivered a load of medical and lethal and non-lethal defensive aid for Ukraine to an airport in eastern Poland on…
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The wreckage of a US Navy Lockheed Martin F-35C which crashed upon landing on the USS Carl Vinson on 24 January has been recovered from the floor of the South…
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The European Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has awarded Airbus a contract to develop the Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade for France and Spain. The award covers the development,…
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The Commonwealth has announced that BAE Systems Australia will perform an upgrade for the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of 33 BAE Systems Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) aircraft.…
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The Commonwealth has released the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2021–22 for Defence, and they show drops in flying hours forecast for most of the ADF’s aviation fleet for the rest…