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Squadron Leader Chris Myles, left, the Australian Participant Maintenance Lead at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, and pilot Flight Lieutenant Adrian Herenda, with the F-35A A35-001 after the aircraft reached 1000 flying hours. Story by Alisha Welch.

First Aussie F-35 clocks up 1000 hours

05/06/202005/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 241 Views 0 Comments

The first Australian F-35A to roll off Lockheed Martin’s Texas production line back in 2014 has completed 1000 flying hours over the skies of Arizona.

Australian News Technology

BlueScope wins steel contract for Hunter-class prototype

05/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 548 Views 0 Comments Hunter-class

BlueScope has signed a contract to deliver 1500 tonnes of steel plate to construct five ship blocks in the prototyping phase of the Hunter-class frigates.

The submarine rescue vessel LR5 is recovered on to the work deck of MV Stoker from the basin at Fleet Base - West after a systems test run during Ex Black Carillon 2016. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Technology

Work starts to house submarine rescue system

04/06/2020 Brian Hartigan 274 Views 0 Comments

Work has begun on a new purpose-built facility at Henderson in Western Australia to house the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine rescue system.

ADF Australian News Technology

Virtual weapons cost Defence 12 times more than real ones

29/05/202029/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 2546 Views 16 Comments

A press release from Meggitt Training Systems today has put a dollar value on ‘virtual’ EF88 weapons used on Defence’s

ADF Australian News Technology

Gadgets and gismos – if it’s in a Marvel movie, Defence is thinking about it

27/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 931 Views 0 Comments

While flying battle suits, swarms of combat drones and advanced AI are exciting on the big screen, ADF is actually looking at similar concepts.

NUSHIP Sydney off the coast of Sydney, NSW, shortly before her historic commissioning at sea. Photo by Able Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Australian COVID-19 News Royal Australian Navy Technology

PACIFIC2021 expo cancelled – for better/later event

20/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 458 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

After breaking records in 2019, the PACIFIC International Maritime Exposition – PACIFIC2021 – has been cancelled, renamed and moved to 2022.

An F-35 set up for landing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Joely Santiago.

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Two serious crashes at Eglin AFB in a week

20/05/202020/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 634 Views 0 Comments

An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter assigned to 58th Fighter Squadron crashed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, around 9:30pm local time yesterday, 19 May 2020.

Personnel from 176 Air Dispatch Squadron board a C-130 Hercules training aid at RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Technology

CAE wins $26 million C-130J simulator upgrade contract

20/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 708 Views 0 Comments

CAE has been awarded a $26 million contract to upgrade an aircraft simulator and other training systems as part of the C-130J Block Upgrade Program.

Commanding Officer HMAS Sydney (V) Commander Edward Seymour salutes his crew inside Jervis Bay, NSW, following the ship's commissioning ceremony at sea. Photo by Petty Officer Tom Gibson.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Technology Videos

Australia’s finest warship commissioned at sea

19/05/202019/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 3962 Views 1 Comment

The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed its newest ship into the fleet with the first commissioning of an Australian warship at sea since World War II.

Sergeant Dean Jennings, Leading Seaman Rowan Campbell, Corporal Istvan Gonda and Corporal Dylan Stanley from Joint Military Police Station - Perth at the Sunset Military Spectacular at the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia in Fremantle. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

Australian Australian Army News Technology

ADF trialling new soft body armour

18/05/202018/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 2925 Views 2 Comments

An initial $1 million contract with Craig International Ballistics will see the ADF receive 750 soft armour inserts to replace in-service armour.

An MRH-90 maritime support helicopter on HMAS Canberra. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.

Australian News Technology

New round of Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants announced

15/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 531 Views 0 Comments

The government today award $2.4million in Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants to local businesses looking to boost their capability.

South Australian company Valley Precise Global's pipe-repair clamps are already used on American aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford.

Australian News Technology

New round of Defence Global Competitiveness Grants announced

15/05/202015/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 429 Views 0 Comments

The latest recipients of the Defence Global Competitiveness Grants to help small businesses to pursue new opportunities in global markets

Australian News Technology

Gilmour Space Technologies joins Defence space program

14/05/202014/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 385 Views 0 Comments

Defence and Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies have joined forces to work together on space technologies under a new strategic agreement.

Lance Corporal Ash-Leigh Liebeck, 7RAR, inspects a Black Hornet nano UAV. Photo by Private Luke Jones.

Australian Australian Army News Technology

7RAR qualifying Hornet pilots

13/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 1281 Views 0 Comments

The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, has taken to the skies, qualifying soldiers on the Black Hornet NUAS (nano unmanned aerial system).

ADF Australian New Zealand News Technology

Defence-organised supply-chain hackathon

13/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 364 Views 0 Comments

Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces will host a joint hackathon to identify opportunities to strengthen sovereign supply chains this weekend.

Soldier from 1RAR set up comms at High Range Training Area. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

ADF Australian News Technology

Cubic Defence Australia wins $5million comms contract in Townsville

10/05/202010/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 475 Views 0 Comments

A Townsville-based company whose workforce is primarily composed of veterans has secured a $5million contract to deliver training services for the ADF.

Private Kai Cooper (centre) from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, during amphibious raid training at the Cowley Beach Training Area, north Queensland. Photo by Sergeant Jake Sims.

ADF Australian News Technology

Defence seeking LAND 125 industry partner

06/05/202006/05/2020 Brian Hartigan 642 Views 0 Comments LAND 125

Defence is seeking an industry partner to provide prime-vendor services for acquisition, integration and support on the Integrated Soldier System project.