New submarine design and combat-system contracts signed
Two major developments in the Future Submarines Program were announced today… Contract signed to commence design phase Minister for Defence
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Successful builder trials on Air Warfare Destroyer
Today marks the successful completion of ship-builder sea trials for the future Air Warfare Destroyer Hobart, at Techport Australia in Adelaide.
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KC-30A successfully refuels multi-role F-16
The operational capability of the Royal Australian Air Force’s KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport fleet has taken another important step
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USAF declares F-35A Lightning II – ‘combat ready’
The F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ on 3 August by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander
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Holland/Luxembourg dive into MRTT pooled fleet
Holland’s Ministry of Defence has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Luxembourg to proceed with the acquisition of a pooled fleet
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LAND 400 – and then there were two
LAND 400 – BAE Systems and Rheinmetall Gmbh shortlisted Defence today announced the selection of two tenderers to participate in
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LAND 400 Aussie-industry review complete
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced the completion of the review of opportunities to improve Australian industry involvement
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Global Hawk tops 200,000 flight hours
The world-wide fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft has surpassed 200,000 flight hours. Northrop Grumman says the milestone reinforces Global Hawk’s status as the most
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Australia’s first PC-21 takes flight
Lockheed Martin and Pilatus Aircraft have successfully completed the initial production test flight of the first PC-21 aircraft destined for
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Kiwis get rare torpedo-drop opportunity on RIMPAC
Ships and aircraft of the New Zealand Defence Force joined forces to hunt down an ‘enemy’ submarine and attack it
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Latest JSOW variant smarter than your average flying pig
Raytheon and the US Navy recently completed all operational tests for the Joint Standoff Weapon C-1, making this newest variant of the
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School of Armour gets inflatable command posts
Australia’s School of Armour at Puckapunyal, Victoria, has taken delivery of a new generation of inflatable-tent command posts. The inflatable tents can be
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F-35 arrives in UK for Royal International Air Tattoo
Aviation history is set to be made in the UK this summer when, in a major airshow ‘first’, the Lockheed
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Coronado deploys with Fire Scout for RIMPAC
The Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter recently deployed with the USS Coronado (LCS-4) to begin flight operations using its new
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MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon exchanged full-motion video
During a flight test on June 2, an MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon successfully exchanged full-motion video for the
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Rheinmetall unveils ‘Aussie’ Lynx in Paris
At Eurosatory 2016 – a major defence exhibition in Paris, France – Rheinmetall of Germany unveiled its new Lynx infantry
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F-35 program lauded by Defence
“The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program exemplifies the thread of this year’s Defence and Industry Conference”. So said Deputy Secretary
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ADF buys ELCAN Specter DR 1-4x
Raytheon today announced that Australia’s Department of Defence has selected their ELCAN Optical Technologies division to supply the ELCAN Specter® DR
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Globemaster makes first winter parachute delivery to Antarctica
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft from Number 36 Squadron has successfully performed a parachute
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New armoured fighting vehicle unveiled – Mbombe 8
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 6, 2016/ — Paramount Group (www.ParamountGroup.com), the African-based global defence and aerospace company, unveiled a new
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