Australia will spend $580 million to upgrade ports in Papua New Guinea, enhancing some of the country’s out-dated infrastructure, providing useful facilities for use by Australian and allied warships, and…
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The US Navy has announced it has deployed its Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout vertical UAS aboard an Independence class littoral combat ship, USS Milwaukee. The MQ-8C is based on…
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An investigation is underway following a landing mishap on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on 24 January. According to a US Navy press release, the US Navy F-35C Lightning II…
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A significant takeout from the meeting of Australian and UK defence and foreign affairs ministers on Friday 21st January was the intent to conduct a series of exercises to develop…
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The first aircraft have landed at Tonga’s Fua’amoto Airport since the explosive eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano and subsequent tsunami on January 15. As part of the ADF’s Operation Tonga…
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Following successful reconnaissance flights over Tonga by RNZAF P-3K2 Orion and RAAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft on January 17, both nations are starting to deploy ships and transport aircraft to the…
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The Australian Defence Force has commenced a mobilisation of ISR and HADR elements, as the Commonwealth prepares to support the people of Tonga in the wake of the devastating volcanic…
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The effort to develop a sovereign satellite communications capability for the Australian Defence Force has hit a key milestone, with the deadline for tender submissions for the Project JP9102 SATCOM…
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the acquisition of 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT) and 52 Abrams-based armoured engineering and support vehicles for the Australian Army under…
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Australia could end up with its own Skynet – not the sentient computer network from the Terminator movies, but an advanced satellite communications (SATCOM) system like that operated by the…
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The KONGSBERG Naval Strike Missile and Joint Strike Missile (NSM /JSM) family of surface and air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles is steadily growing its customer base, with Finland being…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that the US State Department has approved the possible sale of up to 800 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles for…
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The UK and Japan have announced plans to work together on the development of a demonstration program for a future fighter aircraft engine and related technologies. The announcement follows the…
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By Dougal Robertson & Chris McInnes Australia’s commitment to nuclear-powered submarines confirms that, when it comes to military technology, there is the US defence industry, and then there is everyone…
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Europe’s two next-generation fighter programs are gathering speed. What might their radar, EW, and communications architectures look like? Europe is currently home to three combat aircraft programs – Dassault’s Rafale,…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a $33 million design contract to support the upgrade of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart class destroyers’ Aegis combat systems. This contract falls under…
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has unveiled a new uncrewed aerial system (UAS) designed to operate from short and austere runways. The Mojave – named after the high desert of…
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UPDATED with Minister Dutton’s comments: Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced that the Australian Army will retire its Airbus MRH 90 Taipans some 10 years earlier than planned, and will…
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The lead up to Australia’s decision to change course on its submarine program Across Australia there was a collective gasp as the Prime Minister announced that Australia’s new submarines –…
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The Canadian Government has announced that the shortlist for the Future Fighter replacement program for its CF-18 (CF-188) Hornets has been reduced to two aircraft – the Saab JAS-39E/F Gripen,…