sustainment news
The AMDA Foundation has announced the next LAND FORCES exposition will be held at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre in Brisbane, Queensland from 4-6 October 2022. A release says…
sustainment news
The AMDA Foundation has announced the next LAND FORCES exposition will be held at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre in Brisbane, Queensland from 4-6 October 2022. A release says…
Australia deepens Defence agreements with US and UK, and outlines plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines. By Andrew McLaughlin & Max Blenkin The Australian, US, and UK governments have jointly announced…
Precision weapons give the next-gen F-35 its sting When Australia’s F-35 Lightning aircraft enter operational service, they will be equipped with a range of highly capable weapons, enabling the aircraft…
What’s next for RAAF’s next-gen air combat capability? So, the next generation of air combat capability is here. But what comes next? While the operational arm of the RAAF will…
The Defence Data Strategy in review The Defence Data Strategy 2021-2023 is a welcome initiative as Defence seeks to transition into an organisation capable of tackling the strategic security challenges…
Australia considers its LAND 8113 Long Range Fires options Skulking amid the islets of the Banda Sea, the Kamarian mothership figured it was so distant from Northern Australia as to…
The first of six new Evolved Cape class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy was launched on September 22. Built by Austal at Henderson in WA, the Evolved Cape…
Australia studies active protection systems for its major fighting vehicles The videos are almost formulaic; a team of militants set up the missile launcher, takes aim through the sights, and…
Defence has announced it has lifted a temporary restriction on flight operations for the RAN’s fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters. The RAN’s MH-60Rs were grounded following the October…
Increase in funding but no surprises In a Federal Budget focused on national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Defence didn’t rate much of a mention in the Treasurer’s 2021-22 Defence…
A little clarity around the Project LAND 200 Tranche 2 BMS More than two months after Army directed operational units to cease using the Project LAND 200 Tranche 2 Battle…
SRC Aus has announced it has been awarded a four-year, $47.9 million contract with the ADF’s Defence Intelligence Group to provide Intelligence Mission Data (IMD) services. The contract will see…
Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has teamed with Shoal Group for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP9102 sovereign military satellite communications (SATCOM) requirement. The October 11 announcement says the…
Building a post-COVID 19 defence innovation system Finding a balance between encouraging Australia’s domestic manufacturing to ensure supply chain security for critical sectors, and not violating free-trade agreements by introducing…
Mention power projection in Australian defence circles, and the conversation will default to talking about ADF readiness and reach. Fundamentally, it is about when ‘we’ go over ‘there’.But what happens…
Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has won a two-year, $20 million contract to support the Aust Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO). Known as South COAST, the new program will be…
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that Australia has been approved to acquire 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters. The announcement posted on October 8 says that,…
Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has announced it has secured two new contracts with Defence for the Royal Australian Navy’s Tactical Electronic Warfare (TACEW) system. The first contract comes from…
Hanwha has announced it will use mtu engines and Allison transmissions for its Redback infantry fighting vehicle it is offering for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 400 Phase 3, and…
The first two operational Block III Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets have been delivered to the US Navy. The first of a build run of 78 new aircraft, the jets were…