The Sept-Dec 2021 issue of ADBR is chock-full of great content, with an emphasis on Airpower which would have aligned with the Avalon Airshow which was cancelled earlier this year.…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has added two more companies to its growing bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP9102 sovereign satellite communications (SATCOM) requirement. The announcement…
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Northrop Grumman Australia has announced it will team with Inmarsat and L3Harris as it develops its proposal to meet the ADF’s Project JP9102 sovereign satellite communications (SATCOM) requirement. In a…
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Russia tested an anti-satellite missile by obliterating one of its old satellites on November 15, sparking global outrage and forcing seven astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced that Av-Comm has joined its bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s JP 9102 sovereign military satellite communication (SATCOM) requirement. Described as a “leading satellite…
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The Airbus-led Team Maier has announced that indigenous IT and technology services provider Willyama Services has joined its bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s JP 9102 military SATCOM requirement.…
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Human Advantage within the Integrated Air Defence System Much like the assertions made about the employment of modern combat aircraft, the ability for an Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) to…
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US space company LeoLabs will build a new space surveillance radar in south-west Western Australia, substantially increasing capabilities to detect and track the growing number of objects in orbit. The…
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The pros and cons of multistatic radars Multistatic radars have unique attributes, but they have been embraced by only a small number of nations and are likely to remain niche…
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Increase in funding but no surprises In a Federal Budget focused on national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Defence didn’t rate much of a mention in the Treasurer’s 2021-22 Defence…
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Collaboration puts a firm focus on space domain awareness At the end of World War 2, Australia possessed a pool of supremely-talented radar engineers who, with scientists from the CSIRO,…
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Industry teams align for ADF Sovereign SATCOM project In the wake of the release of the ADF’s Project JP9102 Australian Defence SATCOM System (ADSS) capability request for tender (RFT), industry…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has teamed with Shoal Group for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP9102 sovereign military satellite communications (SATCOM) requirement. The October 11 announcement says the…
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Mention power projection in Australian defence circles, and the conversation will default to talking about ADF readiness and reach. Fundamentally, it is about when ‘we’ go over ‘there’.But what happens…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has won a two-year, $20 million contract to support the Aust Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO). Known as South COAST, the new program will be…
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Is the US finally ready to Join the Force? By an Australian in Washington For the US military, enabling and operationalising the Joint Force has been seen as a little…
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Boeing has announced it will partner with RMIT to develop space manufacturing capabilities in Australia. The agreement will merge Boeing’s space product development with RMIT’s advanced manufacturing research. It covers…
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The RAAF is more than halfway through the delivery of its planned fleet of 72 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. Selected in 2002 to replace the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B Hornet and…
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The US Department of Defense has awarded follow-on contracts to three US companies as part of the development of the joint US-Australian Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) hypersonic…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised that the US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Australia of future naval extended air defence…