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The first production-representative ALQ-249(v)1 Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare pods were delivered by Raytheon Technologies to the US Navy in early July. With two pods per shipset, the…
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The first production-representative ALQ-249(v)1 Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare pods were delivered by Raytheon Technologies to the US Navy in early July. With two pods per shipset, the…
Leidos Australia has announced it has entered into an agreement with Cobham Aviation Services Australia to acquire its Special Mission business. Cobham Special Mission provides CoastWatch border surveillance services to…
The US Navy has announced it has successfully conducted a number of manned-unmanned teaming test with a new Block III F/A-18F Super Hornet. A 15 July NAVAIR release says the…
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised Congress that the State Department has approved the sale of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters to Germany. The 28…
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised that the US State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale (FMS) of the Lockheed Martin AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff…
Norway has announced it has selected Raytheon’s GBU-53/B StormBreaker precision guided bomb to equip the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. Designed to be carried…
Canada’s Matériel de défense – SMA (Defence Materiel) administration announced on July 14 that it has acquired two Airbus A330s from AirFinance Corporation for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF)…
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Richard Marles has announced who will be the next chiefs of the Australian Defence Force and its three services. At the request of the…
The US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstration (BAMS-D) program has been finalised after being deployed to the Persian Gulf region for more than 13 years. Originally deployed to Al…
Boeing subsidiary Insitu Pacific has announced it has commenced the first pilot’s course for the Australian Army’s new Integrator uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Selected in March 2022 for the Army’s…
The US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has moved to introduce legislation that would see 33 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors operated by the US Air Force upgraded to the latest…
The final two of 14 Boeing CH-47F Chinooks heavy lift helicopters for the Australian Army have been delivered to RAAF Base Townsville. The two machines were delivered less than a…
The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 15 Northrop Grumman AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) E2 missiles to Australia. A US Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
The first four of 14 M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers (APC) to be donated to Ukraine have departed Australia. The former Australian Army vehicles were refurbished and repainted at a depot…
China launched its new Type 003 aircraft carrier at the Jiangnan Shipyard of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation in Shanghai on 17 June. The vessel – named Fujian and given the…
The US government has introduced legislation that would enable Royal Australian Navy officers to train on US nuclear submarines in the lead up to Australia acquiring the capability. The legislation…
Air Defence in Focus: BAD BEHAVIOUR
Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has added Australian space service provider, Inovor Technologies to its bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP 9102 sovereign SATCOM requirement. A…
The United States Air Force has awarded contracts to three companies to continue the development of its planned air-to-ground stand-in attack weapon (SIAW). The announcement follow an RFI which was…
The third aircraft carrier for China’s People’s liberation Army Navy is believed to be nearing its launch. The Type 003 carrier has been observed by open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysts using…