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US$4.5bn Patriot missile defence deal to bolster US Army protection
July 05 2024
Lockheed Martin and the US Army have signed a US$4.5 billion (AU$6.68 billion) multi-year contract to deliver Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Se...
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
Defence continues support for Pacific Partnership 2024
Members of the Australian Defence Force and civilian personnel have joined Pacific Partnership 2024, deploying to four countries across the Indo-Pacific region from July to...
July 26 2024
Queensland-based Gilmore plans hypersonic test for 2025
Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space is set to begin suborbital test of hypersonic vehicles in 2025.
July 26 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
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics to partner on solid rocket motors
Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics have announced the signing of a strategic teaming agreement for the production of solid rocket motors that will bring security and...
August 16 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
BAE secures $270m contract to expand Australian ESSM manufacturing
BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $270 million contract to significantly increase the production of critical components and assemblies for the Evolved SeaSparrow...
September 13 2024
Raytheon, Northrop Grumman test solid rocket motor
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed a static fire test of an advanced long-range solid rocket motor at the Northrop Grumman Allegany Ballistics...
September 13 2024
Aussie xReality secures AU$5.6m US DOD contract
Australian-based xReality has been awarded a AU$5.6 million contract to deliver a new immersive training capability for the US Department of Defense.
September 13 2024
Raytheon confirms full-rate production for SM-3 Block IIA missiles
Raytheon has announced it has achieved full-rate production for the Standard Missile 3 Block IIA, amid increased demand from the US and allied partners.
October 21 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
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
Defence launches 10-year plan for ‘accelerating asymmetric advantage’
Defence has officially launched its 10-year Innovation, Science and Technology “Accelerating Asymmetric Advantage – Delivering More, Together” strategy,...
September 18 2024
Australian autonomy partnership to boost AUKUS Pillar 2 offering
Western Australia-based shipbuilder Austal and autonomous systems innovator Greenroom Robotics have announced a strategic commercial partnership following the successful...
September 19 2024
Deputy PM officially opens Australian-built Cook Barracks in Vanuatu
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has officially opened the newly redeveloped Cook Barracks in Vanuatu, a key part of strengthening Australia’s...
September 19 2024
US Missile Defense Agency selects Northrop Grumman for hypersonic glide phase interceptor
The US Missile Defense Agency has selected Northrop Grumman’s solution for the Glide Phase Interceptor program, the first-of-its-kind defensive countermeasure against...
September 26 2024
EOS one step closer to export for high-energy weapons systems
Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has confirmed it is one step closer to securing export sales for the company’s high-energy laser weapons for two unidentified...
September 27 2024
Rheinmetall wins US Army support UGV program contract
American Rheinmetall Vehicles has secured a contract with the US Army as part of the Small Multi-Purpose Equipment Transport vehicle program to provide combat forces with a...
October 08 2024