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US Navy awards Raytheon US$80m to prototype ‘advanced’ EW for Super Hornets
January 03 2024
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon an US$80 million (AU$117.38 million) down-select contract to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare or ADVEW, for the ...
Australian Navy joins US, Japanese counterparts for Indian Ocean exercise
Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga has joined with US Navy destroyer USS Halsey and Japanese destroyer JS Sazanami and conducted two days of combined training in the...
February 22 2024
ASEAN’s ‘Melbourne Declaration’ strengthens partnership, hints at expanded future partnership
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have announced the “Melbourne Declaration”, reaffirming...
March 08 2024
ASD, Microsoft partnership to enhance Australia’s cyber defence capabilities
Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced a world-first initiative between the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and Microsoft designed to further strengthen...
March 19 2024
Coalition unloads on government over National Security Committee revelations
Deputy chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Andrew Wallace has led the charge against the government following revelations that most senior...
March 19 2024
Government reveals response, recommendations to Defence Controls Act review
Defence Minister Richard Marles has revealed the Albanese government’s response to the review into the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, marking major reforms for...
March 21 2024
Northrop Grumman to expand ordnance plant to meet global security demand
The US Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Northrop Grumman US$178 million (AU$272.3 million) to support the expansion of the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the...
April 01 2024
Konnichiwa! Japan slated to join AUKUS Pillar 2 ahead of broader applicants
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have confirmed they are beginning consultation with a range of countries, starting with Japan, to collaborate on advanced...
April 10 2024
US Navy celebrates keel laying for first Constellation Class frigate
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, and industry partners have celebrated the keel laying for the US Navy’s...
April 15 2024
Government announces $3.47m in small business grants
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has announced $3.47 million worth of grants to support eight “cutting-edge” Australian defence SMEs delivering priority...
April 16 2024
Craig International Ballistics secures $30m ADF body armour contract
Queensland-based Craig International Ballistics has been awarded a $30 million order to provide body armour solutions for the Australian Defence Force.
May 03 2024
Boeing T-7A lead-in trainer successfully completes 3 development milestones
Boeing has confirmed that the next-generation T-7A Red Hawk lead-in fighter trainer has achieved three recent milestones, propelling the advanced pilot trainer for the US Air...
May 03 2024
NDS, IIP and the future of Aussie airpower in focus for Air and Space Power Conference
Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman, AO, CSC and Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General John Frewen AO, DSC have used the Air and Space Power Conference...
May 10 2024
BAE awarded US$440m Bradley IFV production contract
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a US$440 million (AU$653.4 million) contract to produce more than 200 Bradley A4 infantry fighting vehicle variants as a modernised...
September 17 2024
US Navy selects SPEE3D to join inaugural SALVEX Exercise
The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has selected metal additive manufacturing company SPEE3D to participate in the first-ever SALVEX Exercise in Hawaii.
May 30 2024
US Air Force, Lockheed Martin complete flight test of next-gen ICBM re-entry vehicle
The US Air Force and Lockheed Martin conducted a planned flight test of the unarmed, developmental Mk21A re-entry vehicle in the Pacific Ocean.
June 19 2024
Boeing completes Super Hornet upgrade ahead of schedule
Boeing has successfully completed the upgrade and life extension of the first two service life modification F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets, delivering them to the US Navy...
June 28 2024
DARPA unveils first hybrid-electric autonomous X-plane
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has officially revealed its newest X-plane, the XRQ-73, as part of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft...
June 28 2024
Babcock joins global supply chain with eyes on future growth
Babcock Australasia has announced it has joined the Commonwealth’s Global Supply Chain Program to expand local industry engagement and opportunities with its...
July 24 2024
Lockheed Martin signs SPY-7 radar manufacturing contract with Spanish partners
Lockheed Martin has announced a manufacturing partnership with Indra, Escribano Mechanical and Engineering and ICM, awarding purchase orders for AN/SPY-7(V)2 components on...
July 25 2024