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Leonardo secures $3bn contract for US Navy Columbia Class
January 12 2024
The US Navy has awarded Leonardo DRS a US$3 billion (AU$4.47 billion) contract to provide integrated electric propulsion system products for the US Na...
KBR to provide Aussie Triton mission support
KBR has welcomed two separate contracts to provide mission support services for the Royal Australian Air Force’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.
January 16 2024
Photo op cause of fatal crash for ex-Singaporean Air Force jets: ATSB
The manoeuvre that resulted in the collision of two former Singaporean Air Force SIAI-Marchetti S-211 light aircraft near Melbourne in November was performed because of a...
January 17 2024
US Space Development Agency to acquire next-gen missile tracking satellites
The US Space Development Agency announced three prototype agreements to build 54 missile warning/missile tracking (MW/MT) infrared sensors satellites with L3Harris...
January 17 2024
Northrop Grumman Next Gen Interceptor passes PDR
Northrop Grumman’s Next-Generation Interceptor all-up round has successfully completed its preliminary design review (PDR) a year early.
February 01 2024
DPM, foreign minister host first Australia–New Zealand Ministerial Consultations
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong hosted the inaugural Australia–New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers...
February 01 2024
Expanding Black Hawk, Apache fleets to boost Australian industry, Army capability
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy have announced an $830 million package that will create hundreds of local...
February 07 2024
Government announces new CEA Technologies board appointment
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher have announced the appointment of SYPAQ CEO Amanda Holt as a non-executive...
February 07 2024
US Marines to leverage AI-powered geo software in trial
The US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) has partnered with Athena Artificial Intelligence to deliver the company’s geospatial software with the ATAK plug-in...
February 09 2024
CPB selected to provide Army Aviation Program works at Townsville
Defence has selected CPB Contractors, part of CIMIC Group, to provide the Army Aviation Program of Works at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Townsville.
February 09 2024
Nova Systems recognised as top graduate employer, welcomes new grads
Australian-owned Nova Systems has welcomed 13 new graduates to the global engineering services and technology solutions company, with the company also recognised as one of...
February 13 2024
US Army orders $219m worth of additional Precision Strike Missile units
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$219 million (AU$333.4 million) contract to produce more Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles.
March 08 2024
General Atomics, US Air Force Research Lab successfully test XQ-67 Off-Board Sensing Station
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) successfully completed the first flight of the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station for the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)...
March 11 2024
Navantia, Saudi Arabia commission fifth corvette
Saudi Arabian Chief of Staff General Fayyad bin Hamed al-Ruwaili, the Chief of Saudi Naval Forces, Admiral Fahad Bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, and president of Navantia Ricardo...
March 11 2024
Honeywell cooling tech to support next-gen F-35 power systems
Honeywell has announced the successful demonstration of upgrades to the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) to 80kW.
March 14 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 $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
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
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
WA Defence Industry Minister wraps up AUKUS trip to US
WA Minister for Defence Industry Paul Papalia CSC has wrapped up a defence mission to the United States, identifying a number of opportunities for closer collaboration and...
April 15 2024