Additional reporting by Max Blenkin: Defence Minister Peter Dutton has formally launched the Australian Defence Force’s Defence Space Command. Speaking at the 2022 Air and Space Conference in Canberra on…
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The January-February 2022 issue of Australian Defence Business Review is now online. In this issue we cover the following news and features: The bids are in for the Project JP9102…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced the signing of a teaming agreement with QinetiQ Australia for the Australian Defence Force’s Project AIR 6500 Phase 1 Integrated Air and Missile Defence requirement.…
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The Commonwealth Government has announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will receive a massive increase in uniformed personnel, growing some 30 per cent from 61,000 to nearly 80,000 across…
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Eight Australian-owned space and defence companies have announced a teaming arrangement to form the Australian Defence Industry Space Capability Alliance (ADISCA). The ADISCA collaboration was announced on the sidelines of…
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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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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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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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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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Australia has taken a major step towards the development of a sovereign hypersonic missile capability following the official opening of a dedicated Australian Hypersonics Research Precinct at Eagle Farm in…
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High speed threats and opportunities Accompanying the Australian Government’s September announcement about acquiring nuclear submarines were a number of mostly unnoticed statements about investing in new capabilities, among them and…
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Following successful reconnaissance flights over Tonga by RNZAF P-3K2 Orion and RAAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft on January 17, both nations are starting to deploy ships and transport aircraft to the…
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An analysis of recent and near future North Korean political and military activities North Korea watchers have been kept busy in recent months with a spate of activity and statements…
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The effort to develop a sovereign satellite communications capability for the Australian Defence Force has hit a key milestone, with the deadline for tender submissions for the Project JP9102 SATCOM…
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Australia could end up with its own Skynet – not the sentient computer network from the Terminator movies, but an advanced satellite communications (SATCOM) system like that operated by the…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced the addition of two more companies to its bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP9102 sovereign satellite communications (SATCOM) requirement. A December 17…
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The Commonwealth has announced it has completed the Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) and 2021 Defence Procurement Review, and will overhaul the approval process for large Defence projects in…
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Leidos Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia have announced they will team to design, develop, and build secure technologies to bid for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Project AIR 6500 Phase…
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Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) has announced it has added the veteran-owned infrastructure advisory firm, Conscia to its Project JP9102 sovereign military satellite communication (SATCOM) system bid team. Lockheed Martin says…
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The Royal Australian Air Force has demonstrated the utility of the recent integration of the AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening targeting pod and Ka-Band Satellite Communications (SATCOM) capability with its C-130J Hercules transports, by…