sustainment news
We have people, we have machines. What’s missing? Australia’s defence discussion has an ideas gap that leaves it vulnerable in the face of new challenges. Planned investments in equipment and…
sustainment news
We have people, we have machines. What’s missing? Australia’s defence discussion has an ideas gap that leaves it vulnerable in the face of new challenges. Planned investments in equipment and…
Active Electronically Scanned Array radars explained Like most great ideas, radar employs an elegantly simple principle. Radio waves are transmitted from an antenna, they collide with an object, properly known…
The Australian Defence Force’s fleet of 47 Airbus/NHI MRH 90 Taipan helicopters has apparently returned to flight following a grounding of nearly two months. ADBR first noticed two MRH 90s…
At what cost efficiency? One of the more difficult projects for Defence to conceive, plan, and execute, is an enterprise training system – and no more so than a defence…
Defence has announced a three-year extension of the Royal Australian Navy’s contract to operate the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter VTUAS. Originally brought on strength as part of the RAN’s uncapitalised Navy…
Defence has held a series of information sessions with industry and academia as it seeks to build a Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise. Announce by the government in…
Taking the battlefield airlifter out of the battle? Defence has announced the role of the RAAF’s fleet of 10 Leonardo C-27J Spartan airlifters will be “redefined” to focus on humanitarian…
Subscribers’ copies of the May-June 2021 issue ADBR are starting to arrive, and it looks great. Now the magazine is live online! Inside, we cover the following: * A wrap…
Queensland-based TAE Aerospace has achieved Initial Depot Capability (IDC) requirements for the repair of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine fan and power modules for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning…
The RAAF has graduated its first F-35A operational conversion (OPCON) class to be conducted in Australia. The four new pilots came to the F-35A straight from ab-initio training on the…
The Australian Army’s fleet of Thales Hawkei protected mobility vehicles-light (PMV-L) has achieved an initial operational capability (IOC). Procured under Project LAND 121 Phase 4, the Australian-designed and produced Hawkei…
The first two of four new Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters were delivered to the Australian Army at Townsville on July 7. The two aircraft were delivered to Townsville by a…
Following the creation of the Australian Missile Corporation (AMC) in response the Government’s announcement that it wants to design and manufacture guided weapons in Australia through the establishment of a…
Navantia Australia has announced the establishment of a Through Life Support Facility to support the Royal Australian Navy at Garden Island East in Sydney. Described as a multipurpose open architecture…
Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a contract by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to conduct maintenance work on Singapore’s CH-47F Chinooks based at Oakey in Queensland. The…
The USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has released an initial request to industry for information for a new commercially-derived air-to-air refuelling tanker. Dubbed KC-Y – or ‘bridge tanker’…
The ADF’s fleet of 47 NHI/Airbus MRH 90 Taipan helicopters has been grounded due to maintenance and safety issues with the aircraft’s support system. ADBR understands the fleet was grounded…
by Chris McInnes The Australian Army needs to examine several cultural touchstones to ensure it is future ready for the transformative systems it will soon introduce into service. Investment by…
Boeing has been awarded a contract by the US Navy for the delivery of 116 distributed targeting processor-networked (DTP-N) kits to the Us Navy and RAAF for installation on F/A-18E/F…
Downer Group has announced the launch of Downer Defence, a consolidation of several of the company’s business units under a single leadership structure. The new entity includes the Downer Professional…