Saab Australia has announced that its locally-designed and manufactured maritime multi-function consoles (MFC) will be exported to international markets. Designed in 2018 for its combat management system for the Project…
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Babcock has been awarded a seven-and-a-half-year contract by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to continue its Maritime Fleet Sustainment Service arrangement. The renewal will see Babcock continue as the…
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The Australian Defence Force and its allies have affirmed their commitment to orderly and responsible behaviour in space. In the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031 statement released on 23…
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Hanwha Defence Australia and the Commonwealth have announced that Avalon Airport just north of Geelong in Victoria will be the site for Hanwha’s new armoured vehicle manufacturing facility. The 20-hectare…
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The importance of space to western defence forces is irrefutable, but the advantage western powers have enjoyed is being slowly eroded by the action of adversaries. According to the head…
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Lessons from the bombing of Darwin 80 years ago The attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 has been re-lived through every medium, from the humble written word to…
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BAE Systems has announced that the design of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter class frigates being procured under Project SEA 5000 has successfully completed a system definition review (SDR). BAE…
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The US Space Force’s latest Wideband Global Satellite (WGS-11+) communications satellite design has passed a critical design review (CDR). Designed and built by Boeing at its El Segundo facility in…
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The governments of Indonesia and France have signed a contract for the sale of 42 Dassault Rafale fighters to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU). The contract was signed in Jakarta…
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The Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JPO) has announced the first units of the F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) logistics information system has successfully entered service. The initial rollout…
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The US Navy is reportedly investigating the source of leaked footage which shows a Lockheed Martin F-35C crashing into the ocean after striking the deck of the USS Carl Vinson…
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The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed a joint force of combat, transport, and command and control aircraft to Anderson AFB on Guam to participate in Exercise Cope North 2022.…
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Optus has announced that Mitsubishi Electric has joined its Team AUSSAT bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP9102 Sovereign SATCOM requirement. Comprised of Optus, Raytheon Australia, and Thales…
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The organisers of Australia’s three largest defence trade shows – Avalon, Indo-Pacific, and Land Forces – have announced the CEO of the AMDA Foundation, Ian Honnery, will retire at the…
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Northrop Grumman has announced it has delivered the MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime ISR air vehicle with the Multi-INT signals intelligence package installed. The delivery of air vehicle ‘B8’ on February…
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The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed a Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne command and control aircraft to Red Flag 22-1 at Nellis AFB in Nevada. The E-7A from 2SQN based…
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Regional advances in underwater autonomous devices Back in 1957, Britain’s Defence White Paper saw a future in which the supremacy of guided missile systems meant the era of the manned…
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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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The first Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules to be upgraded to the latest Block 8.1 standard returned to its home base at RAAF Richmond in December. The…