The Australian Army took delivery of its first Leonardo AW139 helicopter under its ‘Plan Corella’ Army Interim Commercial Helicopter (AICH) capability requirement on April 30. As reported by ADBR last…
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COVID-19 Recovery measures overshadow 2021-22 Defence Budget In a federal budget which focused on national recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Defence didn’t rate much of a mention. But as expected,…
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By FELIX DEFENCE The 2020-21 Defence budget signalled a significant increase in, “…long-range capabilities to hold adversary forces and infrastructure at risk, further from Australia, including longer-range strike weapons, offensive…
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Rheinmetall has been selected by the British Army to develop the Challenger 3 main battle tank to replace the current fleet of Challenger 2 vehicles. The £770m (A$1.39bn) contract will…
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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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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced State Department approval for the sale of four Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Australia. If progressed, the estimated US$259m (A$333m) foreign…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced State Department approval for Australia to acquire a comprehensive upgrade package for its M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks valued at an…
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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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Hanwha Defense and US manufacturer Oshkosh have announced plans to team for the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program to replace its M2 Bradley. With Oshkosh acting as…
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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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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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Australian manufacturer Supashock has won two manufacturing contracts with Rheinmetall to supply suspension and running gear components for military vehicles, and for mechanical and structural parts of the Retractable Anti-tank…
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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…
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Raytheon Australian opened its new Centre for Joint Integration (CJI) at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide on March 31. The 11,500sqm facility took just two years to build, and some 200…
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Critical questions around people power at the opening of the RAAF’s 100 years What makes the Royal Australian Air Force a great air force? And as Australia’s strategic circumstances evolve…
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Textron subsidiary Lycoming Engines and Australia’s Orbital UAV have signed a new engine development and supply agreement for Textron uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). The new agreement includes a 12-month engine…
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Northrop Grumman Australia has announced it will team with Leonardo to offer the AWHero vertical take off UAS (VTUAS) for the RAN’s SEA 129 Phase 5 maritime UAS requirement. Following…