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Lockheed Martin Next Gen Interceptor selected by US Missile Defense Agency
April 16 2024
The US Missile Defense Agency selected Lockheed Martin to continue development of the Next Generation Interceptor through a critical design review, al...
Norwegian pursuit of Type 26 expands fleet, presents challenges for the Royal Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy has made a request to BAE Systems to potentially provide it with a fleet of up to five Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates in an extensive...
April 16 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
BAE to partner with Hanwha Defense US to modernise US Army munitions factory
BAE Systems’ subsidiary, BAE Systems Ordnance Systems, has announced it will partner with Hanwha Defense USA to modernise the company’s Radford Army Ammunition...
April 22 2024
Austal Australia, Greenroom Robotics successfully complete autonomous patrol boat trials for Navy
Austal Australia and WA-based autonomous systems SME Greenroom Robotics have successfully completed sea acceptance trials, including endurance trials, of the remote and...
April 23 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
Raytheon secures US$344m SM-2, SM-6 missile modernisation contract
Raytheon has been awarded a US$344 million (AU$512 million) contract for the development of two missile variants – the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU – which...
April 26 2024
US Navy takes delivery of next Virginia Class sub, USS New Jersey
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia Class fast-attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to the US Navy.
April 26 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
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
$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
‘Unfair and unworkable’: Ai Group responds to Military Secrets Act legislation introduction
Australia’s leading national employer organisation, Ai Group, has launched a blistering assault on the government’s new Safeguarding Australia’s Military...
May 10 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