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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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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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 Commonwealth has announced it has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter to replace the Australian Army’s fleet of 22 Airbus Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters under Project LAND…
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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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Hanwha Defense Australia and Team Redback has officially launched the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) ahead of delivering three vehicles to compete in the test and evaluation trials being conducted…
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OSINT: Analysis of Airborne Early Warning & Control platforms in the Indo-Pacific.
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Mention ‘survivability’, and discussion will typically and quickly turn to technical matters – a new gadget to defeat incoming missiles, a different widget to bamboozle sensors and decision-makers, stronger armour to withstand whatever might make it past the gadgets and widgets, or technical solutions to address detectability, susceptibility, vulnerability, and recoverability of systems and systems-of-systems.
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The November-December 2020 issue of ADBR is now online, and subscribers will be receiving their hard copies in the next week. Again, this issue is packed full of expert analysis…
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AIR 6500 – Closing the gap between artificial intelligence and human performance Air forces, and defence forces more broadly, must find new ways of responding to an increasingly complex, lethal,…
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The announcement of a shortlist of contenders for the Royal Australian Navy’s Project SEA 129 Phase 5 Block 1 Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS) requirement has reportedly been delayed by…
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Germany signed an order for 31 NHI NH90s on November 26 to replace the German Navy’s Sea Lynx helicopters in service. To be called Sea Tiger in German Navy service,…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has signed agreements with five Australian companies to explore sovereign technologies that might be used in its solution for the ADF’s Project AIR 6500…
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VADM Jonathan Mead assumed the role of the ADF’s Chief of Joint Capabilities (CJC) on November 24, succeeding AIRMSHL Warren McDonald. VADM Mead joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1984,…
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Babcock Australasia says it is looking to adopt innovative technologies developed and manufactured in Australia for its response to the Australian Army’s Project LAND 125 Phase 4 Integrated Soldier System…
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UPDATED 02 December with video: The Australian Army’s new Rheinmetall Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle (CRV) has successfully completed a series of amphibious trials aboard the Navy’s LHD, HMAS Adelaide. Being…
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The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) unit based at Sigonella in Italy has taken delivery of its fifth and final Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned system. Based on the USAF’s…
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This feature continues the technical description of tactical data links from previous editions of ADBR, and addresses the fundamentals of LINK 16 synchronisation
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Perth-based aeronautical engineering firm, Innovaero Technologies has celebrated the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Kardinya, with the unveiling of a new 100 per cent Australian-designed and developed maritime…