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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Australian Defence Business Review (ADBR) has added further depth to its team of trained, qualified, and operationally-experienced Defence analysts.
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Two US Navy carrier strike groups came together in early February for dual carrier operations in the South China Sea. Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG 9) centred around the USS…
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The first of four Boeing KC-46A air-to-air tankers for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) made its maiden flight at Seattle on February 8. The Japanese aircraft is essentially…
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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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By Chris McInnes The Royal Australian Air Force’s second century poses new challenges for the service as the comfortable assumptions that shaped its first century crumble. One hundred years of…
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Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated an anti-submarine warfare capability for its MQ-8C Fire Scout maritime vertical takeoff UAS. Using a manned Bell 407 airframe upon which the MQ-8C is based,…
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Under the various phases of the ADF’s long-running Project LAND 125, Australian soldiers have been re-equipping with improved body armour, webbing, and much more, but the latest phase of the…
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New training system getting back on track The Australian Defence Force’s ambitious AIR 5428 Phase 1 Pilot Training System (PTS) has been a long time in its development to meet…
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The industry teaming of Sikorsky and Boeing have revealed an updated concept of its SB>1 DEFIANT coaxial rotor demonstrator it is pitching for the future long-range assault aircraft (FLRAA) requirement…
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Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Sentient Vision Systems for its ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) system to be tested and developed for possible fielding on the MH-60R Romeo…
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The USAF has awarded a US$3.6bn (A$4.71bn) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to Northrop Grumman for the ongoing development, sustainment, and support of that service’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) capability. This…
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As forecast in last July’s 2020 Defence Strategy Update and accompanying Force Structure Plan, the Commonwealth is set to commit to several maritime missile programs for the ADF as it…
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Boeing Defence Australia says it has inducted a record number of interns into the company for its 2020-2021 summer internship program. The 112 interns – comprising 70 returning and 42…
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Brisbane-based Gaardtech has won contracts to provide advanced robotic vehicle training targets to the ADF and the British Army. Founded by former Australian Army tank commander, Steen Bisgaard in 2017,…
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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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The US Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen Lord has ratified a Milestone C decision and has granted approval for low rate initial production (LRIP) of the…
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The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has called for applications for a PhD scholarship to conduct research and develop passive capabilities for Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Sponsored by Hensoldt Australia, the…