Once the nine new Hunter class frigates are in the water, Australia will possess 12 Aegis warships, the largest fleet of Aegis-equipped vessels outside of the United States. Three Hobart…
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PACIFIC 2019 – Lockheed Martin signs deal with Safran for Future Sub systems design
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinSubmarine combat system integrator Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a deal with Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia for design of key components of Australia’s 12 new Attack class submarines. In an…
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PACIFIC 2019 – Raytheon Australia to provide naval combat system support
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinRaytheon Australia has signed an agreement with Defence to provide naval surface ship combat system engineering support services for up to six years. Raytheon Australia managing director Michael Ward said…
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Australia’s 12 new Project SEA 1000 Attack class submarines are forecast to cost some $50 billion, with about one-fifth of that amount due to be allocated to the all important…
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As small boats go, Whiskey Alpha is about as tactical as you can get – a nine-metre watercraft with capacity for 12 crew and special forces operators armed with a…
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The heads of seven major Australian defence primes and organisations have signed on to an unprecedented collaboration to ensure shipbuilding projects have the workers they need. Through the Naval Shipbuilding…
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PACIFIC 2019 – Navy releases new strategy for defence industry engagement
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinThe Royal Australian Navy has released its new Industry Engagement Strategy, with Navy chief VADM Mike Noonan declaring the status quo was no longer acceptable. At a launch of the…
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The Commonwealth has short-listed two vehicles for the next phase of the Project LAND 400 Phase 3 requirement for a next generation infantry fighting vehicle replacement for the Australian Army’s…
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European munitions company MBDA has been awarded a contract to demonstrate a new electronic warfare variant of its SPEAR air-launched ground attack missile. That would give RAF Typhoons and F-35B…
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Defence has launched the process to replace the Army’s Shadow 200 tactical unmanned aerial system with a more modern capability, with the release of an invitation to respond (ITR) on…
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The Army’s M113AS4 Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are well past their prime when it comes to transporting soldiers safely on the modern battlefield. But they could still form the basis…
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During the fighting in Iraq, terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) proved itself a master of information operations, convincing Iraqi government troops that they could not be defeated. But they could…
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No human experience is more stressful than combat. The adrenaline rush, the senses are overwhelmed by harsh noise as bullets crack nearby, each carrying the threat of death or serious…
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The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found the major OneSKY project to unify civil and military air space under a single air traffic management (ATM) system could cost more…
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When it comes to defence business in Australia, the big players are often subsidiaries of foreign firms. But now an Aussie veteran-owned small to medium enterprise (SME) is taking a…
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By Max Blenkin Israel is a nation under constant threat, and has developed very advanced defensive capabilities including an air and missile defence (IAMD) system and that could be of…
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FEATURE STORY – Australia’s world-leading Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) is undergoing a refresh to keep it at the leading edge By Max Blenkin More than three decades ago, Australia…
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DEFENCE BUDGET SUMMARY – Steady as she goes, but spending risk remains
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinThe government is on track to lift Defence funding to the fabled two per cent of GDP in 2020/21, but that could involve a substantial $3 billion jump which Defence…
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Lockheed Martin Australia and the Commonwealth have signed a contract to deliver a networked simulation system under Project JP 9711 Phase 1. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has enthusiastically embraced…
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The Commonwealth will invest $40 million to bridge a looming mini-valley of death as the SEA 4000 Hobart class air warfare destroyer programs comes to an end, and skills in…