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The Australian War Memorial has taken delivery of a former RAAF F/A-18A ‘classic’ Hornet. The aircraft – A21-022 which was retired in May 2020 after flying 6,131.5 hours over its…
Policy news
The Australian War Memorial has taken delivery of a former RAAF F/A-18A ‘classic’ Hornet. The aircraft – A21-022 which was retired in May 2020 after flying 6,131.5 hours over its…
There are questions of access and influence behind a US decision to redraw part of the MTCR
Indo-Pacific news The potential sale of the South Korean KAI FA-50 light combat aircraft to Argentina has effectively been shot down by the United Kingdom, after the UK denied the…
Indo-Pacific news Japan is reportedly considering the use of a larger Aegis ship in lieu of the land-based Aegis Ashore air-and-ballistic missile defence system. Quoting anonymous government sources, the Japan…
Indo-Pacific news The US State Department has cleared another potential arms sale to Taiwan, making it the fifth arms package approved for the self-governing island in a matter of weeks.…
Market challengers in the burgeoning unmanned space
Insitu Pacific and Textron Australia have reportedly been shortlisted for the Australian Army’s LAND 129 Phase 3 tactical UAS requirement. Although yet to be announced by Defence, ADBR understands the…
the prevalence of coercive statecraft in the Indo– Pacific has revealed the need for new thinking about the value proposition of Australia’s military forces as a deterrent to state-based aggression.
The Royal Australian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Adelaide has conducted a series of qualifying trials with Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Boeing CH-47D Chinooks off the coast of…
The aviation-centric US Navy amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) has conducted “advanced combat operations” with Lockheed-Martin F-35A fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in the western Pacific. An…
The US has cleared the equivalent of A$5.9 billion worth of potential arms sales to Taiwan over the past week, including for the first time, stand-off land attack missiles capable…
On March 20 2003 hundreds of US and coalition aviators prepared for what would be the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
BAE Systems Australia, the University of Adelaide, and the ADF’s Defence Science and Technology (DST) group have announced a collaboration on the development of high frequency systems. Using the ADF’s…
India has announced that it has invited the Royal Australian Navy back as a full participant to this year’s MALABAR naval exercise, the first time that the RAN will be…
The GBU-53/B small diameter bomb II, or Stormbreaker, was formally accepted into service with the USAF in late September on that service’s Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle. The tri-mode 120kg precision-guided…
Rheinmetall’s Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) at Redbank in Queensland has been officially opened by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The 11 hectare greenfields facility was built to manufacture 189…
Indo-Pacific News The United States is reported to be moving forward with three separate arms sale packages to Taiwan, with guided rockets, missiles, and airborne reconnaissance pods set to be…
Indo-Pacific News North Korea has revealed a new road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a night military parade in its capital Pyongyang, with reports the new missile will be capable…
After a protracted development and build program, the ADF’s satellite ground station – west at Geraldton in Western Australia has been declared fully operational. Awarded to BAE Systems Australia under…
Raytheon Australia has announced that it will establish a regional manufacturing and maintenance hub for the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter if it is selected for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 129…