Lockheed Martin has revealed a proposed upgrade to the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the USAF’s KC-Y bridge tanker program. Dubbed LMXT, the upgrade will add an…
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Is the US finally ready to Join the Force? By an Australian in Washington For the US military, enabling and operationalising the Joint Force has been seen as a little…
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Boeing Australia has announced it will assemble its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) uncrewed air system (UAS) at Toowoomba’s Wellcamp Airport, west of Brisbane. Being developed for the ADF’s Air Force…
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The Commonwealth Government has confirmed the ADF will acquire several new types of air and surface-launched long-range strike missiles for the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy. A…
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The Commonwealth has confirmed that the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins class submarine Life-of-Type Extension (LTE) and Hobart class destroyer upgrade will be conducted at the Osborne yard in Adelaide. The…
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The Commonwealth has released a request for proposals (RFP) to industry for the Project AIR 6502 Phase 1 medium range ground-based air defence system for the ADF. The release of…
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Boeing has announced it will partner with RMIT to develop space manufacturing capabilities in Australia. The agreement will merge Boeing’s space product development with RMIT’s advanced manufacturing research. It covers…
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Indonesia has reportedly ordered five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules in a direct commercial sale with the company. While the order has not been officially confirmed, the reports came after the…
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The Australian, US, and UK governments have jointly announced the formation of a closer trilateral military relationship, and that Australia will look to buy a fleet of nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed attack…
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The RAAF is more than halfway through the delivery of its planned fleet of 72 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. Selected in 2002 to replace the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B Hornet and…
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The Royal Australian Navy’s west coast oiler, HMAS Sirius, departed Fremantle on August 31 for its final operational deployment. Living up to her motto of “Serve and Provide”, Sirius’s deployment…
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The US Department of Defense has awarded follow-on contracts to three US companies as part of the development of the joint US-Australian Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) hypersonic…
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Northrop Grumman Australia has announced it has delivered the Network Integration Test Environment (NITE) capability for the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude maritime UAS to the ADF. Located at RAAF Edinburgh, the…
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The ADF has deployed two Royal Australian Navy vessels for its biennial Indo-Pacific regional engagement activity. HMA Ships Canberra and ANZAC departed Darwin as IPE21 Task Group on August 27…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised that the US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Australia of future naval extended air defence…
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An analysis of Taiwan’s military capabilities The island of Taiwan, home to a population of 23 million (just under Australia’s 25 million), but measuring roughly half the size of Tasmania,…
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Optus has announced it will prime on a joint ‘Team AUSSAT’ with Raytheon Australia and Thales Australia for the ADF’s Project JP9102 sovereign satellite communication (SATCOM) requirement. The company says…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced that Clearbox Systems has teamed with it for its Project JP9102 sovereign satellite communication (SATCOM) proposal. The company says Clearbox’s Foresight ESM software has also…
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The US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed aerial refuelling system has successfully refuelled a Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft in flight. The key test is the second type to be…
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The US Marine Corps has fired two Raytheon/Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) during a live-fire ship sinking exercise (SINKEX) off the coast of Hawaii in mid-August. Conducted as part of…