Regional advances in underwater autonomous devices Back in 1957, Britain’s Defence White Paper saw a future in which the supremacy of guided missile systems meant the era of the manned…
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The Royal Australian Air Force’s 81 Wing based at RAAF Williamtown has accepted the first BLU-111(AUS)B/B bomb units to be manufactured in Australia by Australian Munitions, a business unit of…
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Australia will spend $580 million to upgrade ports in Papua New Guinea, enhancing some of the country’s out-dated infrastructure, providing useful facilities for use by Australian and allied warships, and…
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The US Navy has announced it has deployed its Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout vertical UAS aboard an Independence class littoral combat ship, USS Milwaukee. The MQ-8C is based on…
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The first Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules to be upgraded to the latest Block 8.1 standard returned to its home base at RAAF Richmond in December. The…
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The first of four Regional Maintenance Centres for the sustainment of Royal Australian Navy vessels was opened in Cairns by Defence Minister Peter Dutton and local member for Leichhardt, Warren…
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Australia has taken a major step towards the development of a sovereign hypersonic missile capability following the official opening of a dedicated Australian Hypersonics Research Precinct at Eagle Farm in…
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An investigation is underway following a landing mishap on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on 24 January. According to a US Navy press release, the US Navy F-35C Lightning II…
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BAE Systems Australia Chief Executive Officer Gabby Costigan is being promoted and will relocate to the UK as Group Managing Director of Business Development of BAE Systems. The Australian CEO…
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The first Cannister Launchers for Australia’s new National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) have successfully passed factory acceptance tests (FAT). Norwegian defence company KONGSBERG said this was a…
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A significant takeout from the meeting of Australian and UK defence and foreign affairs ministers on Friday 21st January was the intent to conduct a series of exercises to develop…
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A summary of the 2020-21 ANAO Major Projects Report. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) annual major projects report (MPR) provides a useful and detailed snapshot of progress of the…
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High speed threats and opportunities Accompanying the Australian Government’s September announcement about acquiring nuclear submarines were a number of mostly unnoticed statements about investing in new capabilities, among them and…
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The first aircraft have landed at Tonga’s Fua’amoto Airport since the explosive eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano and subsequent tsunami on January 15. As part of the ADF’s Operation Tonga…
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RAAF BOEING F/A-18F SUPER HORNET & EA-18G GROWLER The Super Hornet was initially acquired as a Bridging Air Combat Capability (BACC) through Project AIR 5439 after the RAAF determined that…
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RAAF LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35A After a troubled start, the Royal Australian Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35A capability has quickly ramped up to the point where Australia is now the world’s…
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Following successful reconnaissance flights over Tonga by RNZAF P-3K2 Orion and RAAF P-8A Poseidon aircraft on January 17, both nations are starting to deploy ships and transport aircraft to the…
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The Australian Defence Force has commenced a mobilisation of ISR and HADR elements, as the Commonwealth prepares to support the people of Tonga in the wake of the devastating volcanic…
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An analysis of recent and near future North Korean political and military activities North Korea watchers have been kept busy in recent months with a spate of activity and statements…
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The Commonwealth has released a request for tender (RFT) for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B small uncrewed aerial system (SUAS) requirement. Released on January 10, the tender…