Raytheon Australia has been awarded a $330 million eight-year contract to provide Joint Adversarial Training and Testing Services (JATTS) for the ADF. The new contract sees the consolidation of three…
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The RAAF’s planned acquisition of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned high-altitude long-endurance maritime ISR systems is potentially at risk due to the reallocation of programmed US Navy production funding,…
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In 2018 the Australian Government’s 2018 announced a partnership with the US to develop the Lombrum naval base on Manus Island. More recently, it added plans to upgrade the Cocos Islands airport with a wider runway and taxiway, and strengthened parking aprons.
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The RAAF commenced flight trials in late January of one of its 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules transports fitted with a Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod. With the…
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Germany has cancelled plans to acquire the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned high altitude long endurance maritime ISR system due to reported concerns over the aircraft’s ability to operate safely…
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With major defence procurement projects now under way, the Government says it will hold defence primes 100 per cent responsible for achieving maximum Australian industry content (AIC).
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In a trial co-sponsored between Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated the maiden flight of an experimental solar-powered unmanned aircraft at the Woomera Test Range (WTR).
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Head of Force Design in Australian Defence Force Headquarters and previously Air Commander Australia, AVM Steve Roberton has provided an insight into the importance of Indigenous heritage in the development…
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The potential market for Boeing Australia’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Airpower Teaming System (ATS) has received a significant boost following the US Government’s decision to fund two new Boeing F-15 Eagles, designated F-15EX, for the United States Air Force (USAF).
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In 2016 the ADF Defence White Paper and associated Integrated Investment Plan (IIP) identified that greater emphasis will be placed on the joint force, bringing together different capabilities so the ADF can apply more force more rapidly and more effectively when required.
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Israeli defence and technology company Rafael has demonstrated its laser counter-drone system, achieving 100 per cent success in a series of test scenarios featuring multiple and manoeuvring small drones. Rafael…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has launched a new bursary with funding of up to $120,000 for tertiary study in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) or related field.
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A month after declaring early operating capability (EOC) the US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of the AGM-158C, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) at…
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Queensland start-up land target manufacturer GaardTech has secured its first overseas export order, with a live-fire trial with the UK MoD. The trail will see GaardTech’s entire range of 2D…
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PMA-290, the Program Office for the P-8A Poseidon at US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), has made an approach to industry for the integration of the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship…
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The Loyal Wingman concept has taken a significant step forward following recent technology demonstrations at Patuxent River.
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A USAF Bombardier E-11A has crashed in Afghanistan. The aircraft, a converted Global Express business jet configured to carry the battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) payload crashed in a remote…
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The US Navy has deployed two Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned high altitude long endurance (HALE) maritime ISR systems to Anderson AFB on the Western Pacific island of Guam. The…
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AgustaWestland USA has been awarded a US$176.5m (A$258m) contract to develop its TH-119 (AW119 Koala) helicopter for the US Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) program to replace the Bell…
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Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the USAF to develop and demonstrate a Software Programmable Open Mission Systems (OMS) Compliant (SPOC) radio terminal. The company says its SPOC…