Rohde & Schwarz Australia has announced it will design and manufacture an integrated communications system (ICS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s new Hunter class frigate program. Under a contract signed with prime…
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The Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) uncrewed combat aircraft being developed for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Project DEF 6114 Loyal Wingman program has officially been given the designation and…
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Brisbane-based Black Sky Aerospace has successfully conducted initial integration of guidance and control on an Australian-designed missile. The missile – which Black Sky describes as being the same size as…
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Saab Australia has announced that its locally-designed and manufactured maritime multi-function consoles (MFC) will be exported to international markets. Designed in 2018 for its combat management system for the Project…
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BAE Systems has announced that the design of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter class frigates being procured under Project SEA 5000 has successfully completed a system definition review (SDR). BAE…
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The US Space Force’s latest Wideband Global Satellite (WGS-11+) communications satellite design has passed a critical design review (CDR). Designed and built by Boeing at its El Segundo facility in…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a $33 million design contract to support the upgrade of the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart class destroyers’ Aegis combat systems. This contract falls under…
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Rheinmetall has announced it has designed and developed a new Combat Support Vehicle (CSV) at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) facility near Ipswich in Queensland. Based on the…
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Serco Australia has released imagery and video of sub-scale tank tests of its proposed landing craft for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 8710 Phase 1 requirement. Conducted at the Australian…
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The US Marine Corps has reportedly begun training with the Australian-designed Defendtex Drone40, a micro-unmanned system that can be launched by hand or from a 40mm grenade-launcher. The Drone40 features…
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LAND FORCES 2021 – Navantia Australia unveils amphibious watercraft designs
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinNavantia Australia has released its design concepts for Army’s Project LAND 8710 Phase 1 CE1 and CE2 next generation amphibious vehicle to replace the venerable LARC-V and LCM-8 to boost…
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A development of the Luerssen OPV80 currently being built for the Royal Australian Navy as the Arafura class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) has been selected to fulfill the ADF’s Project…
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The Whiskey Project Group has announced the acquisition of two companies as it seeks to bolster its small watercraft manufacturing and design capabilities. The acquisitions include the Yamba, NSW-based Yamba…
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The USAF and Boeing have conducted an aircraft critical design review (CDR) and overall system CDR on the new T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer. The CDR is the culmination of…
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PACIFIC 2019 – Lockheed Martin signs deal with Safran for Future Sub systems design
by Max Blenkinby Max BlenkinSubmarine combat system integrator Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a deal with Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia for design of key components of Australia’s 12 new Attack class submarines. In an…
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The Commonwealth and Naval Group have signed the first phase of the Attack class Submarine Design Contract. The Submarine Design Contract is the first contract work scope to be fully…
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Canada has confirmed its selection of a Lockheed Martin Canada-led team to provide 15 warships for the Royal Canadian Navy’s Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) requirement based on BAE Systems’ Type…
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The detailed design of the RAN’s new Hunter class frigates being acquired under Project SEA 5000 has commenced following the formal acquisition of ASC Shipbuilding by BAE Systems Australia. The…
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ASC and Saab have signed an agreement for ASC to provide specialist engineering services for Saab’s A26 submarine program for the Royal Swedish Navy. The agreement will see the two…
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When French submarine builder DCNS, now Naval Group, bid to build Australia’s Future Submarines, a central part of the pitch was its pumpjet propulsion, billed as being orders of magnitude…