The government has announced it has selected Lockheed Martin Australia and Northrop Grumman Australia to proceed to the final stage of the competitive evaluation process for the ADF’s Project AIR…
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The latest configuration of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton made its first flight on July 30. Dubbed Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4, the configuration includes for the first time the system’s…
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We have people, we have machines. What’s missing? Australia’s defence discussion has an ideas gap that leaves it vulnerable in the face of new challenges. Planned investments in equipment and…
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The RAN’s final Hobart class destroyer, HMAS Sydney (V) has returned from an 18-week deployment to the US west coast and Canada where it successfully verified and qualified its weapons…
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Active Electronically Scanned Array radars explained Like most great ideas, radar employs an elegantly simple principle. Radio waves are transmitted from an antenna, they collide with an object, properly known…
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The Australian Defence Force’s fleet of 47 Airbus/NHI MRH 90 Taipan helicopters has apparently returned to flight following a grounding of nearly two months. ADBR first noticed two MRH 90s…
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Defence has released an advanced notification to industry of an impending request for information (RFI) for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) requirement.…
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At what cost efficiency? One of the more difficult projects for Defence to conceive, plan, and execute, is an enterprise training system – and no more so than a defence…
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Defence has announced a three-year extension of the Royal Australian Navy’s contract to operate the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter VTUAS. Originally brought on strength as part of the RAN’s uncapitalised Navy…
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Defence has held a series of information sessions with industry and academia as it seeks to build a Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. Announce by the government in…
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The UK has signed a contract for 13 General Atomics (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed air vehicles to add to the three it has already committed to, completing its planned order…
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Subscribers’ copies of the May-June 2021 issue ADBR are starting to arrive, and it looks great. Now the magazine is live online! Inside, we cover the following: * A wrap…
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The US Army has successfully conducted a developmental flight test using the Northrop Grumman Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) to engage a cruise missile target in…
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The Commonwealth has released a Request for Information to industry and academic institutions for its plan to develop an Australian sovereign guided-weapons and explosive ordnance design and manufacturing capability. The…
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The US Army has released a request for proposals for its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), its program to develop and advanced rotorcraft to initially augment and eventually replace the…
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The US Marine Corps has reportedly begun training with the Australian-designed Defendtex Drone40, a micro-unmanned system that can be launched by hand or from a 40mm grenade-launcher. The Drone40 features…
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The first two of four new Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters were delivered to the Australian Army at Townsville on July 7. The two aircraft were delivered to Townsville by a…
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Following the creation of the Australian Missile Corporation (AMC) in response the Government’s announcement that it wants to design and manufacture guided weapons in Australia through the establishment of a…
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A General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) will conduct a demonstration tour to the UK and Europe to participate in a series of exercises and demonstrations. Configured…
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The AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer – Mid Band (NGJ-MB) has received a Milestone-C approval to proceed to low rate initial production (LRIP) following a successful development program. Developed by Raytheon…