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 University of Tasmania (UTAS) has called for applications for a PhD scholarship to conduct research and develop passive capabilities for Space Domain Awareness (SDA). Sponsored by Hensoldt Australia, the…
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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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OSINT: Analysis of Airborne Early Warning & Control platforms in the Indo-Pacific.
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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 Royal Australian Air Force and the UK’s Royal Air Force have signed an Air Cooperation Framework. A brief release says the Framework builds on the long history of the…
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A peek inside the US’s secret flight test facility
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The ADF has signed an agreement with the US to develop a prototype air-launched hypersonic missile able to hit a target such as an aircraft carrier at a speed in…
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Gilmour Space Technologies and Northrop Grumman have announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of sovereign space capabilities in Australia. The MoU comes…
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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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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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The September-October 2020 issue of ADBR is now available online, and subscribers should start receiving their magazines this week. Another interesting magazine full of informed analysis and interesting feature stories,…
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Nova Group has announced the appointment of Jim McDowell as its new Group CEO, to take effect from November 30. Currently serving as Chief Executive of South Australia’s Department of…
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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…
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Felix Defence, an Australian provider of intelligence and ISR capability development services to Defence and publisher of ADBR, has announced the expansion of its publishing stable with the launch of…
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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…