Three recent major arms sales approvals by the US State Department for India have raised the possibility of that country being able to better integrate with the forces of other…
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The RAAF’s fighter pilot and engineering workforce training responsibilities are evolving with the transition of No 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) from the Boeing F/A-18A/B ‘classic’ Hornet to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
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The first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian has been rolled out of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc’s (GA-ASI) facility in California. The aircraft has been configured in the Protector RG Mk1 configuration…
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The US Navy has awarded Boeing a US$1.55bn (A$2.53bn) contract for the production of 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft, including 10 aircraft for South Korea and New Zealand. The…
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Dear readers Many thanks for your patience during the delayed production of the Jan-Feb 2020 issue of ADBR. It’s been a massive team effort to get the magazine done while…
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The US Army has announced it has shortlisted two contenders for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) requirement. The two aircraft – Sikorsky’s Raider X,…
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The RAAF’s Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet achieved the milestone of a decade in service on March 26. The date marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival at RAAF Amberley west…
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When introducing a new capability, a major factor in its success – or otherwise – is its ability to be successfully integrated with other capabilities.
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The AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer – Mid Band has completed its first round of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) testing at the US Navy’s Air Combat Environmental Test and Evaluation Facility…
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The US DoD has announced it conducted a successful test of its Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) on March 19 from its Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. The C-HGB was…
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The US Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has re-stated the importance of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance maritime ISR system for the service. Testifying to the Senate…
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The RAAF’s MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare support system project will soon hit a key milestone, with the delivery of the fourth and final ‘green’ Gulfstream G550 airframe to the US Air Force for modification under the Peregrine program.
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Proceeding steadily but with less public commentary is the combat system design, development and integration by Lockheed Martin Australia. The combat system accounts for a significant portion of the overall project – the basic rule of thumb is that the combat system in a modern warship accounts for around 20 per cent of total project cost.
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Following a successful Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR TD) program which saw Bell and a teaming of Sikorsky and Boeing both successfully field Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contenders, both…
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The Army’s new Project LAND 2072 Phase 2B Currawong Battlespace Communications System (BCS), a world-class wholly Australian-designed and produced capability, is looking increasingly attractive to the US and British Armies.
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When the UK announced in March 2019 that it would buy five Boeing E-7A AEW&C aircraft, the Australian government promptly issued a media statement citing this as a big win for Australian defence industry.
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The multi-national Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has logged its 500th delivery, with the handing over of an F-35A to the USAF. The 500th delivery is a…
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The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), US Navy and Raytheon are planning to conduct the first ICBM intercept test with an SM-3 Block IIA missile later this year. According to…
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The Commonwealth announced on November 28 the selection of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B Sky Guardian as its preferred version of the Predator B to meet the RAAF’s Project AIR 7003 requirement for an armed medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS).
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The RAN decommissions HMAS Melbourne, the last of its Perry/Adelaide class FFGs