sustainment news
The Commonwealth government has announced it will spend $220 million on new facilities at RAAF Base Edinburgh to accommodate the Gulfstream/L3Harris MC-55A Peregrine electronic support aircraft capability. Based on the…
sustainment news
The Commonwealth government has announced it will spend $220 million on new facilities at RAAF Base Edinburgh to accommodate the Gulfstream/L3Harris MC-55A Peregrine electronic support aircraft capability. Based on the…
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,…
Why the PLA’s naval AEW&C aircraft matters – and why it will be delayed
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…
The RAN has installed a large-format SPEE3D metal 3D printer at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin. Able to print metal parts, the 3D printer was installed by Coonawarra’s Fleet Support Unit…
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…
Canberra-based cyber security company, Penten has launched a new business units focused on delivering secure and easy-to-use communication technologies that are compatible across military, emergency, and humanitarian applications. Called Tactical…
Hanwha Defence Australia has announced that it will team with Kongsberg Defence Australia on the Australian Army’s LAND 8116 Phase 1 Protected Mobility Fires requirement. Under the teaming, KONGSBERG will…
Quickstep Holdings has announced it has agreed to terms to acquire the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) business of Boeing Defence Australia located at Tullamarine near Melbourne Airport. Under the…
The Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) has accredited Sikorsky Australia as an Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation (MTO). The accreditation allows Sikorsky Australia to deliver type-specific training courses for the MH-60R…
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,…
In this second of a series of articles, ADBR examines joint force integration through the data link lens.
The first of 14 Royal Australian Navy major surface assets to be equipped with BAE Systems Australia’s Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System, Maritime Communications Element (MASTIS) terminal upgrade is scheduled…
Northrop Grumman Australia and Airbus Australia Pacific have announced a strategic teaming agreement to collaborate on sustainment activities at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia. The two companies say they…
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…
Market challengers in the burgeoning unmanned space
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…
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…
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…
The Commonwealth has tasked Airbus to conduct an upgrade to the communications and mission systems of the RAAF’s seven KC-30A multi-role tanker transports (MRTT). The work will comprise a retrofit…