The UK’s Royal Air Force has provided key crew members on exchange with the RAAF’s 2SQN to operate the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft. During the recent Exercise Arnhem Thunder,…
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Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has announced its major teaming partners for the ADF’s Joint Project (JP)9102 SATCOM System Program. The company has previously brought in Saber and ClearBox, but has…
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The US Navy has awarded design contracts to five companies to develop their concepts for that service’s Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program. The small contracts were awarded to Fincantieri, Austal…
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The USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has released an initial request to industry for information for a new commercially-derived air-to-air refuelling tanker. Dubbed KC-Y – or ‘bridge tanker’…
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The US Navy’s new Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc II) air combat training system achieved Milestone-C approval to enter production in late April. Designed by Collins Aerospace…
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Indonesia has signed a contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for six new FREMM frigates and two former-Italian Navy Maestrale class frigates. The new vessels will be constructed in Italy by…
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In September 2003, then-President of the People’s Republic of China Jiang Zemin addressed members of the secretive ‘995 Project’. For the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), he said, “the development of…
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The Second Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020 demonstrated that low-cost weapons such as small UAS and loitering munitions can neutralise or significantly degrade complex anti-air defences. Putting the ethnic and geopolitical…
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by Chris McInnes The Australian Army needs to examine several cultural touchstones to ensure it is future ready for the transformative systems it will soon introduce into service. Investment by…
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The USAF has ordered six Bombardier Global 6000 business jets for modification into E-11 battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) aircraft. The US$465m (A$600m) contract will see the six aircraft initially…
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Boeing has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for the delivery of 116 distributed targeting processor-networked (DTP-N) kits to the Us Navy and RAAF for installation on F/A-18E/F…
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Downer Group has announced the launch of Downer Defence, a consolidation of several of the company’s business units under a single leadership structure. The new entity includes the Downer Professional…
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Airbus has announced it has completed the development phase of its A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT)-based automated refuelling system during trials with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced the approval of the sale of 29 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Australia. The approval comes after the January 2021…
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Kongsberg Defence Australia has shown off its Odin Fire Support System which will equip the AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers being proposed for the Australian Army’s LAND 8116 Phase 1 Protected…
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LAND FORCES 2021 – Downer and JLB-Yaran sign MoU to develop indigenous talent
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinDowner has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with indigenous owned and run defence company, JLB-Yaran to support its creation of indigenous jobs in defence industry. Team Downer General Manager…
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Bell has touted the performance, capability, and reliability of its 429 GlobalRanger helicopter which is currently under consideration for the Australian Army’s LAND 2097 Phase 4 light special forces support…
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Elbit Systems Australia says it is in negotiations with the Commonwealth and remains confident issues around the Army’s LAND 200 Battle Management System (BMS) can be resolved. Managing director Paul…
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LAND FORCES 2021 – Navantia Australia unveils amphibious watercraft designs
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinNavantia Australia has released its design concepts for Army’s Project LAND 8710 Phase 1 CE1 and CE2 next generation amphibious vehicle to replace the venerable LARC-V and LCM-8 to boost…
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Defence has funded development of an advanced new passive radar technology which has proved very effective, but remains to find an operational application. The passive radar has been refined by…