UPDATED with Minister Dutton’s comments: Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced that the Australian Army will retire its Airbus MRH 90 Taipans some 10 years earlier than planned, and will…
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Leidos Australia and Lockheed Martin Australia have announced they will team to design, develop, and build secure technologies to bid for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Project AIR 6500 Phase…
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Boeing Australia has revealed that, in conjunction with the Royal Australian Air Force, it has advanced the operational readiness of its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) being developed for the RAAF’s…
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The Royal Australian Navy’s west coast-based replenishment ship, HMAS Sirius, has returned to Fleet Base West after completing its final deployment. The ship departed Fremantle on August 31 to support…
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The Royal Australian Air Force has based its first Lockheed Martin F-35As at RAAF Base Tindal near Katherine in the Northern Territory. The aircraft are the lead elements of the…
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Babcock International has been named as the Commonwealth’s preferred tenderer for the ADF’s Project JP9101 requirement to upgrade and sustain the Defence High Frequency Communication System (DHFCS) for at least…
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Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) has announced it has added the veteran-owned infrastructure advisory firm, Conscia to its Project JP9102 sovereign military satellite communication (SATCOM) system bid team. Lockheed Martin says…
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Insitu Pacific has been awarded a three-year extension to its sustainment contract of the Royal Australian Navy’s ScanEagle UAS capability. The extension will cover the continuation of the RAN’s UAS…
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Electro Optic Systems has announced that is has reorganised and expanded its EOS Defence Systems subsidiary, and has appointed Matthew Jones the reorganised entity’s CEO. The company says the reorganisation…
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The air-to-air refuelling variant of China’s PLA-AF Y-20 transport has reportedly made its operational debut during a recent Chinese incursion into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ). Identifiable by a…
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The United Arab Emirates has placed an order for 80 Dassault Rafale F4 fighters, with the signing on December 3 of a contract by French President Emmanuel Macron, French Armed…
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The Australian Army has established a new Army Aviation Command in an effort to better align with and support land and amphibious forces, and special forces operations. The new command…
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The lead up to Australia’s decision to change course on its submarine program Across Australia there was a collective gasp as the Prime Minister announced that Australia’s new submarines –…
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The Canadian Government has announced that the shortlist for the Future Fighter replacement program for its CF-18 (CF-188) Hornets has been reduced to two aircraft – the Saab JAS-39E/F Gripen,…
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced it has successfully completed key system-level tests for the new Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) version…
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Northrop Grumman Australia has opened a $20 million systems integration, advanced mission visualisation, and demonstration facility at its Symonston facility in Canberra. Named Parallax Labs – from the Ancient Greek…
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Sydney-based communications cable manufacturer Eylex has opened its new manufacturing facility in Castle Hill. With additional space in their existing industrial estate becoming available, Eylex was able to expand its…
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The Royal Australian Air Force has demonstrated the utility of the recent integration of the AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening targeting pod and Ka-Band Satellite Communications (SATCOM) capability with its C-130J Hercules transports, by…
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The Sept-Dec 2021 issue of ADBR is chock-full of great content, with an emphasis on Airpower which would have aligned with the Avalon Airshow which was cancelled earlier this year.…
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“If we lose the war in the air, we lose the war; and we lose it quickly.”
– Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery