HMAS Hobart’s first missile fire on home station
HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart fires its
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Technology
Submariner commended for innovative guest lodgings
It was a career milestone for a HMAS Stirling-based submariner when he was presented with both a Chief of Navy Gold
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Samoa receives latest Guardian-class patrol boat
The fourth Guardian-class patrol boat built under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (SEA3036) Project was formally handed over to the
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Raytheon, Rheinmetall expand team for US Army Bradley replacement
Raytheon and Rheinmetall Defence are partnering with Detroit company Pratt & Miller Defense for the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition.
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First contract using government defence export loan facility
Canberra based defence company CEA Technologies today signed the $90 million loan agreement, which will create 200 local jobs, including
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Defence launches new focus on STEM
Defence has released its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Workforce Strategic Vision 2019-2030 in Canberra as part of its celebrations
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MRH-90 fleet still grounded – only ‘minor modification’ required
Australia’s fleet of 47 MRH-90 helicopters is still grounded more than a month after a single aircraft developed a vibration
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$12million in Defence-industry innovation grants
$12.4 million of government grants have been awarded to small businesses who are contributing to the record build-up of Australia’s
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Seven Aussie companies win Rheinmetall contracts
Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price today announced seven small businesses that will partner with Rheinmetall Defence Australia on two major
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First-of-kind F-35 sustainment contract signed in Australia
Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia reached an agreement last week to ensure the efficient delivery of sustainment support for the
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HMAS Hobart conducts first-of-class flight trials
From Navy Daily, 2 August 2019 Author Lieutenant Ryan Zerbe Two of Navy’s newest cutting-edge platforms have combined, with the air
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Grant to advance rocket-propelled grenade for Australian Army
Victorian company DefendTex has won a $2million grant from the Defence Innovation Hub to continue developing rocket-propelled grenade technology for
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LLCs modified and tested to carry tanks
The landing craft aboard Australia’s Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships have undergone significant modification and testing over the past
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First home-grown F-35 pilots take off
Air Force’s first pilots to complete a RAAF F-35A Joint Strike Fighter transition course in Australia have flown the aircraft for the
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Aussies fly Kiwi choppers as own fleet grounded
A fleet-wide grounding of all Australian MRH-90 helicopters recently put a significant dent in ship-to-shore capabilities – and no doubt
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Lockheed Martin to build more HIMARS
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to produce a new run of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – HIMARS – launchers and associated
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Tiger replacement project kicks off
Just two years after achieving Final Operating Capability – with nine caveats that could prevent it being deployed on operations –
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US and Aussie technicians allowed to fix each other’s C-17s
The United States and Australia have agreed on a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of C-17A Globemaster transport
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Kongsberg awarded Australian air-defence-components contract worth $270million
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Australia worth 1.6 billion NOK (Aus$270milion) for delivery of
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Raytheon in new anti-drone partnership
Raytheon and Black Sage are partnering through a formal teaming arrangement to provide an integrated drone detection and mitigation system
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