USAF General Jay Raymond sworn in as head of US Space Force
The first newly created branch of the US armed forces in more than seven decades, US Space Force, now has its first official member, its boss.
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Sun, 19 Jan 2020
TDA calls for Defence Services Asia 2020 expo industry participants
Team Defence Australia (TDA) has sought expressions of interest from Australian export-capable defence companies to participate in Defence Services Asia in Malaysia from ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Navy completes second evacuation in support of Operation Bushfire Assist
HMAS Choules has successfully completed its second evacuation operation from Mallacoota, Victoria, as Defence continues to provide support to communities ravaged by ...
AIR • Sun, 12 Jan 2020
Understanding the continuing and concerning vulnerability of commercial airliners
Following revelations that a civilian airliner departing Tehran was accidentally shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile killing a number of international ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Fri, 10 Jan 2020
US defence and aerospace company acquires Aussie MRO specialist
US-based defence and aerospace conglomerate Textron Aviation has announced the acquisition of Australian-based maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist company ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Thu, 09 Jan 2020
Rheinmetall secures $87.3m Puma IFV material supply contract
Rheinmetall has been awarded orders for additional equipment, including spare parts and specialised tools for the Germany military’s Puma infantry fighting vehicle, ...
LAND • Thu, 09 Jan 2020
Aussie Iraq training mission likely casualty of rising US-Iran hostilities
Australia’s long-running mission in Iraq seems about to end, not by a choice of the Australian government to disengage at the natural conclusion of a job well done but by ...
GEOPOLITICS & POLICY • Thu, 09 Jan 2020
HMAS Choules returns to support bushfire response at Mallacoota
HMAS Choules has returned to Mallacoota, Victoria, to provide additional support to the fire-ravaged coastal town as part of Defence’s contribution to Operation Bushfire ...
AIR • Tue, 07 Jan 2020
US and Five Eyes continue to expand space domain co-operation
New Zealand representatives have attended the US Combined Forces Space Command (CFSCC) weekly operational forum, the first time this has involved all Five Eyes nations.
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 07 Jan 2020
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