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West Australian-based Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems started out working with big Australian resource companies, and now sees a growing future for its autonomous underwater systems in the defence sector.…
Industry news
West Australian-based Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems started out working with big Australian resource companies, and now sees a growing future for its autonomous underwater systems in the defence sector.…
BAE Systems Australia says it is achieving good progress in preparing for manufacture of the first of the Navy’s new Hunter-class frigates. The company said it hit a big milestone…
Rohde & Schwarz Australia has announced it will design and manufacture an integrated communications system (ICS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s new Hunter class frigate program. Under a contract signed with prime…
The Royal Australian Navy’s ANZAC class frigate, HMAS Toowoomba is back in the water at Henderson in WA after recently completing the docking component of its Project SEA 1442 Phase…
Boeing and the US Navy have launched the first test asset of the Navy’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV). Uncrewed underwater vessels will form a growing element of…
UPDATED WITH BOEING STATEMENT The government says it has finalised the deal to acquire 29 new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to replace the Army’s fleet of 22 Airbus Tiger…
Defence plans to buy an additional Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopter to replace one that ditched in the Philippine Sea in October last year. The new helicopter will come on…
Technology company HENSOLDT Australia is showcasing its new radar and submarine sensor systems at INDO-PACIFIC 2022, as it expands its Australian presence. That includes its Quadome naval radar an advanced…
Once derided as “floating targets” because of their limited weapons, Australia’s ANZAC frigates will soon be equipped with a world-class anti-ship capability with the new Norwegian KONGSBERG Naval Strike Missile…
Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies is set to launch the first ever Australian defence satellite orbited from Australian territory. Although Defence has a number of experimental satellites and also uses other…
Melbourne company Sentient Vision Systems is planning further international expansion following some impressive contract and test wins. That includes selection by the US Department of Defense for Foreign Comparative Technology…
The March-April 2022 and final issue of Australian Defence Business Review is now online. Yes, the FINAL issue. The market is changing, so Australian Defence Business Review is changing with it. Going forward, the…
Anduril Australia has announced that it will partner with the Australian Defence Force on the development of an extra large autonomous underwater vehicle (XL-AUV) for the Royal Australian Navy. The…
Updated 4 May 2022 with Schiebel statement The Commonwealth has shelved the Royal Australian Navy’s Project SEA 129 Phase 5 Block 1 Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System (MUAS) tender process, and…
Melbourne-based Sentient Vision Systems has won a $2.1 million Australian government grant to establish an in-house manufacturing facility for its ViDAR search and surveillance pods. The grant was awarded under…
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reportedly allocated funding and will negotiate with the US JSF Program Office (JPO) for 26 more F-35B Lightning II combat aircraft. The UK…
The federal government has committed $50 million to a joint defence research commercialisation initiative by the University of Adelaide and University of NSW to build a new trust-based cross-sector culture…
The US Air Force has confirmed it will acquire an unspecified number of E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to replace some of its ageing E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet. In an April…
RUAG Australia has announced it has been granted authority to proceed (ATP) to establish a regional F-35 wheels and brakes maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capability by the US JSF…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the Royal Australian Navy will order an additional two Evolved Cape class patrol boats (ECCPB). The announcement – made during an election campaign…