Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price has announced four new Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities which it says will help to build a robust, resilient, and internationally competitive defence industry in Australia.…
CYBER & EW
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An analysis of Taiwan’s military capabilities The island of Taiwan, home to a population of 23 million (just under Australia’s 25 million), but measuring roughly half the size of Tasmania,…
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Optus has announced it will prime on a joint ‘Team AUSSAT’ with Raytheon Australia and Thales Australia for the ADF’s Project JP9102 sovereign satellite communication (SATCOM) requirement. The company says…
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Canberra-based cyber security company, Penten has announced a major injection of capital through the acceptance of Five V Capital as an equity partner. Penten says Five V Capital is an…
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AMDA Foundation has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Australian International Airshow at Avalon. In an August 10 release, AMDA Foundation CEO Ian Honnery said the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic had…
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The US Navy has announced a successful first flight of the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) recently over its California sea ranges. The first…
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We have people, we have machines. What’s missing? Australia’s defence discussion has an ideas gap that leaves it vulnerable in the face of new challenges. Planned investments in equipment and…
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Active Electronically Scanned Array radars explained Like most great ideas, radar employs an elegantly simple principle. Radio waves are transmitted from an antenna, they collide with an object, properly known…
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At what cost efficiency? One of the more difficult projects for Defence to conceive, plan, and execute, is an enterprise training system – and no more so than a defence…
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Canberra-based cyber security company, Penten has launched its updated AltoCrypt pBox anti-eavesdropping device. First launched in 2018, the company describes pBox as a portable container designed to prevent mobile phones…
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The AN/ALQ-249(V)1 Next Generation Jammer – Mid Band (NGJ-MB) has received a Milestone-C approval to proceed to low rate initial production (LRIP) following a successful development program. Developed by Raytheon…
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The US Navy’s new Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc II) air combat training system achieved Milestone-C approval to enter production in late April. Designed by Collins Aerospace…
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Boeing has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for the delivery of 116 distributed targeting processor-networked (DTP-N) kits to the Us Navy and RAAF for installation on F/A-18E/F…
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LAND FORCES 2021 – DEWC & J3Seven to collaborate on wearable CBRND device
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinA pair of Australian SMEs have signed an MoU to develop lightweight wearable devices able to monitor exposure to chemical and other agents and to alert the wearer and others…
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Australian veterans seeking a civilian career can now access free cyber security training under a program partnership between Fortinet Australia and veteran support organisation Soldier On. Fortinet Australia provides integrated…
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Uncrewed aerial system (UAS) manufacturers Insitu Pacific and Perth-based Innovaero have signed a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on the development of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). The MoA will see…
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Team SABRE, a consortium between Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia, Nova Systems Australia & New Zealand, and BAE Systems Australia, has been chosen by the Commonwealth to participate in the…
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced it is opening an Australian office to share its experience and know-how with Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities. IAI will present a variety of strategic…
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The use of drones in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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The US Navy has conducted a new series of captive flight trials of the new Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) anti-radiation missile under development for the EA-18G…