Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Navy to develop a sense and avoid (SAA) system for the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance unmanned maritime ISR system. Despite flying…
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The Government has announced that MAJGEN Natasha Fox will be the next Deputy Chief of the Australian Army. Due to take up the role from January 2022, MAJGEN Fox will…
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The ADF has mandated that an Australian-developed sensor will be fitted to the air vehicle selected for the Australian Army’s LAND 129 Phase 3 tactical UAS requirement. The stabilised 4-axis…
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The US Marine Corps has successfully test-launched a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a modified uncrewed Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) after conducting an internal rapid modification program. The…
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Hensoldt Australia has announced it has delivered an upgrade to the RAAF’s Radar Operational Maintenance Trainer (OMT). The OMT enables RAAF air traffic control (ATC) radar technicians to develop the…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has teamed Varley Group and other industry partners to develop new deployable cabins for the ADF. Based on the design of the classified transportable…
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The UK’s Royal Navy will send one of its new aircraft carriers to join an extended multi-national task force deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The 65,000 tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth…
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The first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30 high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft for the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) made its maiden flight from the company’s…
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The unique patrol challenge of extended maritime zones Traditionally, a nation’s claims to the surrounding seas extended to territorial waters no more than 12nm (about 22km) beyond its shoreline. However,…
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The history of the USAF Aggressors – what can the RAAF learn from the USAF experience? By Rodney Barton The Vietnam War hammered home a lot of lessons during the…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced the approval of the sale of up to 12 General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and a comprehensive support…
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Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia have announced they will team to develop an Australian sovereign missile manufacturing capability. Designed to leverage the Government’s plans to develop sovereign missile capabilities as…
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Downer Group has been announced as the latest member of the Defence Teaming Centre (DTC), joining as a Prime Supporter. The DTC is a national member-based organisation that supports the…
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Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Northrop Grumman Australia have announced they will partner to develop a solution for the Joint Interface Control System for Project JP9347 Joint Data Network Program.…
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The first of three Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft for the Royal Air Force has been inducted into the modification facility at Birmingham Airport in the UK. The aircraft is…
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Sharing electronic warfare tasks could revolutionise combat in the electromagnetic spectrum, but just what is distributed EW and how does it work? The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322BC) made an unwittingly…
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Insitu Pacific has successfully demonstrated a detect and avoid (DAA) capability on its ScanEagle tactical UAS. The company says the demonstration was conducted on a ScanEagle at Coominya in Queensland,…
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The 2021 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition at Avalon Airport near Melbourne has been deferred by one week to avoid a clash with the Australian Formula One…
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BAE Systems Australia has announced that it will increase its investment in the development of sovereign Hypersonic capabilities in Australia. In a March 30 release, the company said it will…
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The Commonwealth Government has announced a plan to establish a Centre of Expertise for Electronic Warfare in Adelaide in conjunction with Flinders University and DEWC T&E. Valued at $5 million…