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Leading Seaman Jackson Setter, left and Navantia Australia engineer Jose Luis Bouza Fernandez stand with a new passageway sign for HMAS Supply. Story by Lieutenant Jessica Craig. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Caps off for industry support

15/04/2021 Mike Hughes 45 Views 0 Comments

Engineer manager Jose Luis Bouza Fernandex  can be proud of the role he played in preparing the crew of HMAS Supply for

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An Australian Army Boxer conducts a water crossing at Greenbank Training Area during a drivers' course. Cropped segment from a Corporal Nicole Dorrett photo.
Australian News Sovereign industry 

Aussie Supashock wins two Rheinmetall contracts

11/04/2021 Brian Hartigan 294 Views 0 Comments

Supashock has secured a multi-million dollar export order for running gear suspension systems on Rheinmetall military vehicles in Europe.

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An air warfare destroyer under construction, 'watched' by students.
Australian News Sovereign industry 

Learn naval shipbuilding on line

11/04/202114/04/2021 Brian Hartigan 171 Views 0 Comments

A new naval shipbuilding ‘taster course’ endorsed by Australia’s defence industry is set to be rolled out to its first

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HMAS Darwin conducts a Nulka active missile decoy firing. Photo by Able Seaman Sarah Williams.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Indigenous company to build Nulka assembly plant

09/04/202109/04/2021 Brian Hartigan 258 Views 0 Comments

An Indigenous company has a contract to build a $23.9million Nulka assembly and maintenance facility in Orchard Hills, NSW.

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Australian Munitions being loaded for export. Image supplied.
News Sovereign industry 

Australian Munitions chalks up record export year

06/04/2021 Brian Hartigan 1261 Views 0 Comments

Australian Munitions had a record year, signing more than $30 million in munitions orders to the US, New Zealand, Canada, Asia and Europe.

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Saab MCS Desert Landscape. Supplied.
News Sovereign industry 

Saab selects NSW company for sovereign cammo manufacture

06/04/202106/04/2021 Brian Hartigan 424 Views 0 Comments

Saab selected GDS as its Australian-industry partner to locally manufacture Mobile Camouflage Systems and multispectral camouflage screens.

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HMAS Arunta fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow missile off the coast of Western Australia to test its missile systems after undergoing the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program upgrade. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
Australian News Sovereign industry 

Australia to develop own guided-missile manufacturing industry

31/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 1141 Views 0 Comments

The government will accelerate the creation of a $1 billion Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise to build guided missile in Australia.

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Australian Army trainees from the RAAF School of Technical Training compete in the 'World Championship Gumi Race' in Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2015. Photo by WO2 Trevor Thompson.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Army orders new watercraft

24/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 600 Views 0 Comments

Two Queensland businesses have been contracted to build seven new watercraft to strengthen the Australian Army’s amphibious capability.

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ScanEagle is launched from the flight deck of HMAS Newcastle, on patrol in the Middle East. Photo by Able Seaman Nicolas Gonzalez.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

30-year UAV project contenders shortlisted

23/03/202124/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 451 Views 0 Comments

Defence’s Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System Continuous Development Program has selected five contenders for the procurement phase.

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Head of Air Force Capability Air Vice Marshal Catherine Roberts speaks with Professor Russell Boyce about the M2 CubeSat at the University of New South Wales Canberra. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Space mission up, up and away

23/03/2021 Mike Hughes 338 Views 0 Comments

Australia today launched its most complex CubeSat mission ever, with the M2 Mission lifting-off in New Zealand as part of

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Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A wins Australian submarine competition.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Government locks in French-designed submarines

23/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 401 Views 1 Comment Attack-class, future submarine program

The Morrison Government has locked Australia into a deal on the Future Submarine Program with French company Naval Group.

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HMAS Darwin conducts a Nulka active missile decoy firing. Photo by Able Seaman Sarah Williams.
ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Nulka support secure for next five years

16/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 707 Views 0 Comments

BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a five-year $150million contract to provide in-service support and production of Nulka systems.

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Attendees at the official opening of the OPV Enterprise Office in front of Pilbara, which is under construction at the Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
ADF News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Offshore Patrol Vessel Enterprise officially launched

12/03/2021 Mike Hughes 379 Views 0 Comments

Representatives of government and industry gathered in Western Australia on March 4 to officially launch the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

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The first Austal-built Guardian-class patrol boat on builder's sea trials. Austal photo.
Australian News Sovereign industry 

Guardian-class patrol boat training moves to Cairns

09/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 1325 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class

TAFE Queensland has won a $36million contract to provide mariner training and support to the Navy crews of Guardian-class patrol boats.

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The completed pod installation includes a new four-blade propeller arrangement
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Huge maintenance task a first for Australia

03/03/202105/03/2021 Mike Hughes 2088 Views 2 Comments

The recent completion of HMAS Canberra’s maintenance is the first time an operation on such a scale had been performed in Australia.

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The Hanwha Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle, above, and the Rheinmetall Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle, below, have been delivered to Defence to support test and evaluation activities conducted as part of the Land 400 Phase 3 Risk Mitigation Activity.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Prototype vehicles arrive for assessment

03/03/202105/03/2021 Mike Hughes 588 Views 0 Comments

Six prototype infantry fighting vehicles are now in Australia to begin testing for the Land 400 Phase 3 program. CAPTION:

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The Boeing Australia Airpower Teaming System Loyal Wingman lands at the end of its first flight at Woomera, South Australia. Photographer unnamed.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry Videos 

RAAF orders three more Loyal Wingman aircraft

02/03/202102/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 1120 Views 2 Comments Loyal Wingman

The government will invest a further $115million in the Boeing Loyal Wingman program to continue developing the concept.

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The Boeing Australia, Airpower Teaming System Loyal Wingman conducts its first flight at Woomera, South Australia. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry Videos 

First flight of Loyal Wingman UAV

02/03/202102/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 616 Views 0 Comments Loyal Wingman

RAAF has congratulated Boeing Australia on the first flight of the Airpower Teaming System Loyal Wingman prototype aircraft on 27 February.

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Thales Australia employees conduct final visual inspection on .50 calibre link ammunition at Benalla, Victoria. Thales photo.
News Sovereign industry 

US DoD visit Mulwala and Benalla

02/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 506 Views 0 Comments

Representatives from the US Defense Dept visited the Australian-owned munitions production factories in Mulwala, NSW, and Benalla, Victoria.

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Luerssen Australia shipbuilder Malte Hoffman secures a coin inside the mast of the offshore patrol vessel Arafura in a mast-stepping ceremony held at Osborne Shipyard in South Australia.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Ancient tradition followed for modern ship

27/02/2021 Mike Hughes 537 Views 0 Comments

A naval tradition dating back to the ancient Romans has been followed to bring good luck to the future crew of

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