The Commonwealth has announced a new project has been established to explore options for the acquisition of a ground-based Space Electronic Warfare capability. The establishment of Defence Project (DEF?) 9358…
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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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Defence has released an advanced notification to industry of an impending request for information (RFI) for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) requirement.…
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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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Defence has announced a three-year extension of the Royal Australian Navy’s contract to operate the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter VTUAS. Originally brought on strength as part of the RAN’s uncapitalised Navy…
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Defence has held a series of information sessions with industry and academia as it seeks to build a Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. Announce by the government in…
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The UK has signed a contract for 13 General Atomics (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed air vehicles to add to the three it has already committed to, completing its planned order…
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Taking the battlefield airlifter out of the battle? Defence has announced the role of the RAAF’s fleet of 10 Leonardo C-27J Spartan airlifters will be “redefined” to focus on humanitarian…
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Subscribers’ copies of the May-June 2021 issue ADBR are starting to arrive, and it looks great. Now the magazine is live online! Inside, we cover the following: * A wrap…
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L3Harris Technologies has appointed retired RAAF Air Vice Marshal Alan Clements to the position of Corporate Vice president for L3Harris Australia, replacing Alan Titheridge who is retiring. The company says…
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Hensoldt Australia has opened its new office in Tasmania where the company is developing a novel Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capability using existing astronomical radio telescopes. HENSOLDT’s Hobart facility will…
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The Australian Army is trialling a number of DroneShield RfOne MKII long-range sensors aboard a number of ASLAV armoured vehicles. Designed to detect and track drones at long-range, the RfOne…
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The US Army has successfully conducted a developmental flight test using the Northrop Grumman Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) to engage a cruise missile target in…
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The Commonwealth has released a Request for Information to industry and academic institutions for its plan to develop an Australian sovereign guided-weapons and explosive ordnance design and manufacturing capability. The…
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The US Army has released a request for proposals for its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), its program to develop and advanced rotorcraft to initially augment and eventually replace the…
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The US Marine Corps has reportedly begun training with the Australian-designed Defendtex Drone40, a micro-unmanned system that can be launched by hand or from a 40mm grenade-launcher. The Drone40 features…
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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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Following the creation of the Australian Missile Corporation (AMC) in response the Government’s announcement that it wants to design and manufacture guided weapons in Australia through the establishment of a…
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A General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) will conduct a demonstration tour to the UK and Europe to participate in a series of exercises and demonstrations. Configured…
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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…