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…
Andrew McLaughlin
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the acquisition of 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT) and 52 Abrams-based armoured engineering and support vehicles for the Australian Army under…
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The KONGSBERG Naval Strike Missile and Joint Strike Missile (NSM /JSM) family of surface and air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles is steadily growing its customer base, with Finland being…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that the US State Department has approved the possible sale of up to 800 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles for…
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The UK and Japan have announced plans to work together on the development of a demonstration program for a future fighter aircraft engine and related technologies. The announcement follows the…
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Northrop Grumman has announced it has joined the wing and fuselage of the first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed high-altitude long-endurance maritime surveillance system for the Royal Australian Air Force. The two…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a $33 million design contract to support the upgrade of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart class destroyers’ Aegis combat systems. This contract falls under…
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The first of 12 Arafura class offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy has been launched at the Osborne shipyard in Adelaide. Based on the Luerssen OPV80 design, NUSHIP…
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has unveiled a new uncrewed aerial system (UAS) designed to operate from short and austere runways. The Mojave – named after the high desert of…
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Finland has announced the selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A to replace its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters in service. The result of its HX program was published by the…
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The Commonwealth has signed a $1 billion deal with Korean manufacturer Hanwha for the Project LAND 8116 Phase 1 protected mobile fires requirement for the Australian Army. Signed in the…
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‘THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING!’ The Australian Army retired its remaining Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopters on December 10 in a ceremony at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney.…
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UPDATED with Minister Dutton’s comments: Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced that the Australian Army will retire its Airbus MRH 90 Taipans some 10 years earlier than planned, and will…
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The Royal Australian Navy’s west coast-based replenishment ship, HMAS Sirius, has returned to Fleet Base West after completing its final deployment. The ship departed Fremantle on August 31 to support…
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The Royal Australian Air Force has based its first Lockheed Martin F-35As at RAAF Base Tindal near Katherine in the Northern Territory. The aircraft are the lead elements of the…
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Insitu Pacific has been awarded a three-year extension to its sustainment contract of the Royal Australian Navy’s ScanEagle UAS capability. The extension will cover the continuation of the RAN’s UAS…
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The air-to-air refuelling variant of China’s PLA-AF Y-20 transport has reportedly made its operational debut during a recent Chinese incursion into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ). Identifiable by a…
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The United Arab Emirates has placed an order for 80 Dassault Rafale F4 fighters, with the signing on December 3 of a contract by French President Emmanuel Macron, French Armed…
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The Canadian Government has announced that the shortlist for the Future Fighter replacement program for its CF-18 (CF-188) Hornets has been reduced to two aircraft – the Saab JAS-39E/F Gripen,…
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced it has successfully completed key system-level tests for the new Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) version…