Hensoldt Australia has announced it has delivered an upgrade to the RAAF’s Radar Operational Maintenance Trainer (OMT). The OMT enables RAAF air traffic control (ATC) radar technicians to develop the…
CYBER & EW
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Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Northrop Grumman Australia have announced they will partner to develop a solution for the Joint Interface Control System for Project JP9347 Joint Data Network Program.…
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The first of three Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft for the Royal Air Force has been inducted into the modification facility at Birmingham Airport in the UK. The aircraft is…
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Sharing electronic warfare tasks could revolutionise combat in the electromagnetic spectrum, but just what is distributed EW and how does it work? The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322BC) made an unwittingly…
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The US Navy has awarded Boeing a US$1.6bn (A$2.3bn) contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft, including the final two aircraft for the RAAF. The contract will bring the…
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Raytheon Australian opened its new Centre for Joint Integration (CJI) at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide on March 31. The 11,500sqm facility took just two years to build, and some 200…
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Critical questions around people power at the opening of the RAAF’s 100 years What makes the Royal Australian Air Force a great air force? And as Australia’s strategic circumstances evolve…
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Kongsberg Defence Australia has announced it has received approval to commence local production activities for its NASAMS short-range ground-based air-defence (SRGBAD) system for the Australian Army’s LAND 19 Phase 7B…
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The ADF conducted an air-maritime integration exercise off the NSW north coast in late February and early March. Called Exercise Tasman Shield 21, the two-week long exercise comprised units from…
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UPDATED: The Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) being developed for the RAAF’s Loyal Wingman program made a successful first flight at Woomera on February 27. The…
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The urgent quest for a sovereign SATCOM capability As bushfires raged along eastern Australia just over a year ago, destroying lives, property, and livelihoods, the ADF deployed to help out…
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Israeli company positions for greater local presence Elbit Systems of Australia, the local subsidiary of Israel’s largest defence company, is aiming to transform itself to create a fully sovereign Australian…
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First and Last, but Always? For more than half a century the USAF’s Wild Weasel mission has protected aircraft and aircrew from hostile air defences. But will the USAF’s dedicated…
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The AMDA Foundation has announced it has opened nomination for the 2021 Land Forces Innovation Awards. To be announced and presented at the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in…
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The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a US$329.9m (A$430m) contract for the production of Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment One Block One (JCREW I1B1) dismounted…
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The BAE Systems Australia maintenance and sustainment depot at RAAF base Williamtown has been officially opened, and has inducted its first F-35A Lightning II fighter. The milestone comes after the…
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Insitu Pacific has successfully conducted remote training for Royal Australian Navy ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) pilots and maintainers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 822XSQN personnel completed virtual remote simulation…
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Decision survivability – finding ways around the impossible By Chris McInnes What can Star Trek teach the military about survivability? Some might argue quite a lot: defensive shield systems can…
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The UAE has awarded Saab a contract for options it was holding for two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to add to the three aircraft it already…
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OSINT: Analysis of Airborne Early Warning & Control platforms in the Indo-Pacific.