RAN major surface combat vessels hit key capability milestones The RAN’s three Hobart class destroyers have formally been declared as having achieved their Final Operational Capability (FOC). The three vessels,…
Andrew McLaughlin
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This article appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of ADBR. The first F-35As to be based in Australia have arrived at RAAF Williamtown Australian airpower entered a new generation on…
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Norway has become the second country to order the KONGSBERG Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for employment from its Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. The order comes after a successful partnership between…
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Rheinmetall Defence Australia and Hanwha Defence Australia have both submitted their best and final offers to the Commonwealth for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 400 Phase 3 mounted close combat…
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The US Navy recently completed a rotational deployment of two Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton US to Japan. The two aircraft – which are currently based at Anderson AFB on Guam…
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The Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program achieved a milestone in an October 13 test firing at Vandenburg AFB in California, when it exceeded the 499km range limitation set…
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What’s next for RAAF’s next-gen air combat capability? So, the next generation of air combat capability is here. But what comes next? While the operational arm of the RAAF will…
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The first of six new Evolved Cape class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy was launched on September 22. Built by Austal at Henderson in WA, the Evolved Cape…
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Rheinmetall has announced it has designed and developed a new Combat Support Vehicle (CSV) at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) facility near Ipswich in Queensland. Based on the…
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Defence has announced it has lifted a temporary restriction on flight operations for the RAN’s fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters. The RAN’s MH-60Rs were grounded following the October…
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The US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker program advances The US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-borne tanker development program has achieved some significant milestones in recent months with…
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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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The Australian Defence Force has announced that a Royal Australian Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopter ditched in the Philippine Sea overnight October 13/14, and that the three crew members…
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The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$62m (A$84.4m) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) system. The September 30 award comes after a…
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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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Production of the first of 43 Thales Bushmaster NZ5.5 protected military vehicles (PMV) for the New Zealand Army has commenced at Thales Australia’s Bendigo facility in Victoria. Announced in July…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that Australia has been approved to acquire 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters. The announcement posted on October 8 says that,…
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The first Gulfstream/L3Harris EC-37B Compass Call II electronic warfare aircraft for the US Air Force has made its maiden flight from Gulfstream’s facility at Savannah in Georgia. The aircraft –…
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UPDATED October 7 with more images and quotes. Japan has conducted trials of the short take off and vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin F-35B aboard its newly-converted 27,000 tonne helicopter…
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Hanwha has announced it will use mtu engines and Allison transmissions for its Redback infantry fighting vehicle it is offering for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 400 Phase 3, and…