Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
defence connect logo

Powered by MOMENTUMMEDIA

Powered by MOMENTUMMEDIA

News

Honeywell cooling tech to support next-gen F-35 power systems
March 14 2024
Honeywell has announced the successful demonstration of upgrades to the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management Syst...
Raytheon secures $1.2bn contract to provide Patriot defence system to Germany
Raytheon has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract to supply Germany with Patriot air and missile defence systems to augment Germany’s existing air defence...
March 22 2024
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrates SPY-7 radar tracking capability
In a major milestone for Japan’s planned integration of the SPY-7 radar capability into the new Aegis system equipped vessel, Lockheed Martin has successfully...
April 10 2024
Babcock officially unveils upgraded Devonport nuclear submarine facility, training college
New UK Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry Maria Eagle MP has officially opened Babcock International’s upgraded submarine facility in Devonport and its...
September 16 2024
Lockheed Martin to partner with Intel to support Pentagon microelectronics push
Lockheed Martin has announced a partnership with Intel subsidiary Altera to support the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging (STAMP) program...
April 15 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
$11.2m upgrades for Gallipoli Barracks
Assistant Minister for Defence and Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite has announced an $11.2 million worth of critical infrastructure...
April 17 2024
Northrop Grumman, L3Harris commit to expanding Aussie Triton workforce
Northrop Grumman Australia and L3Harris have signed a contract to expand the Australian-based support workforce for the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of MQ-4C...
April 17 2024
Boeing officially raises Australian flag on Apache production line
Major General Jeremy King, head of Defence’s Joint Aviation Systems Division, attended the official raising of the Australian flag above the Apache production line at...
April 26 2024
Israeli company delivers first lithium ion batteries for Army Redback IFVs
Israeli-based battery manufacturer Epsilor has delivered the first of its 6T series lithium ion batteries to Hanwha Defence Australia for integration in the Australian...
September 02 2024
Under Secretary of US Air Force to spearhead Australian Space Summit
The Honourable Kristyn E Jones, Under Secretary of the US Air Force, will headline Space Connect’s Australian Space Summit and Exhibition to be held at the...
May 01 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
$41.7m upgrade to transform RAAF Base Tindal
Assistant Minister for Defence Matt Thisthlethwaite has announced a $41.7 million investment to expand and upgrade infrastructure at RAAF Base Tindal in Katherine, Northern...
May 09 2024
Defence clams up over Seahawk, Chinese jet incident
The Department of Defence has gone into full radio silence following an altercation between a Royal Australian Navy Seahawk helicopter and Chinese J-10 fighter jet earlier...
May 16 2024
Craig International Ballistics secures Hunter Class frigate armour contract
Queensland-based Craig International Ballistics has secured a multimillion-dollar contract to provide ballistic protection for the first three of Australia’s future...
May 17 2024
Lockheed Martin secures US$756m hypersonic weapons contract
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$756 million (AU$1.13 billion) contract to deliver additional capability for the nation’s ground-based hypersonic weapon...
May 20 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
BAE Systems, GlobalFoundries to partner on US advanced chip R&D, production
BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries have announced a collaborative research partnership, a new collaboration to strengthen the supply of critical semiconductors for US national...
June 21 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
DPM, foreign minister confirm AUSMIN 2024 visit
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Penny Wong have confirmed they will attend the 34th Australia-United...
August 05 2024