Persistent China threat to spur Taiwan defence spending
China’s decades-old claim to own Taiwan as its territory is persistently posing a threat to the latter. As China continues to intimidate Taiwan by firing missiles and deploying military aircraft and...
View ArticleIvalua software to modernise BAE spend management
Ivalua and KPMG Australia announced Defence prime BAE Systems Australia has selected Ivalua’s spend management software to digitally modernise its supply chain processes. BAE Systems Australia will...
View ArticleRYAN AEROSPACE wins top export award
RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) has taken out the coveted Queensland Premier’s Export Award in the Advanced Technologies Category. Managing Director of RYAN AEROSPACE, Chris Ryan said he was “delighted to...
View ArticleIraq MOD orders 12 Airbus H225M helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract for 12 H225M multi-role helicopters by the Republic of Iraq. The contract was signed in Baghdad by the Minister of Defence of Iraq Thabet al-Abbassi in...
View ArticleSurvitec F-16 AFE programme approved
Survitec has achieved a major milestone in the Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) development programme for the F-16 Viper Block 70/72 with the successful completion of the approval process in August 2024....
View ArticleADF orders Polaris DAGOR off-road vehicles
Australia has awarded a contract to Polaris Australia for the DAGOR vehicle, an off-road and internally transportable tactical mobility platform from the company’s Government and Defense division. The...
View ArticleSouth Australian space start-ups win grant funding
A system that could help locate and rescue astronauts stranded in remote areas on the moon and a spacecraft with world-leading AI capabilities developed in South Australia, will be backed by state...
View ArticleLeidos, Lockheed partner on battle management software
Leidos Australia has been contracted by Lockheed Martin Australia to provide software development, cyber security and verification and validation services in support of the development of the...
View ArticleRaytheon Australia names new MD
Raytheon Australia has announced that Ohad Katz has been appointed as the company’s managing director effective immediately. Raytheon’s Vice President of Strategy and International, Chander Nijhon,...
View ArticleBoeing’s comms network declared operational
The chief of the Australian Army has declared Final Operating Capability on Boeing’s Integrated Battlefield Telecommunications Network delivered for LAND 2072 Phase 2B. Designed, built and delivered by...
View ArticleExercise Kakadu begins in Darwin
Warships and personnel from over 30 nations will descend on Darwin this week for Australia’s premier maritime warfare activity, Exercise Kakadu. Growing in size and complexity since its inception in...
View ArticleNaval Group taps Exail for French Navy OPVs
Exail has been chosen by Naval Group to enhance the French Navy’s Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) navigation capabilities as part of the French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) Ocean Patrol Vessel...
View ArticleADF renews deal with Bohemia Interactive Australia
Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA) announced that the Australian Army has renewed the Australian Defence Force (ADF) VBS3 enterprise software support agreement with BIA for the 12th consecutive year....
View ArticleQinetiQ names Australia sector Advisory Board
QinetiQ announced that it has established an Advisory Board for its Australia sector. The inaugural members of the Advisory Board are: Stephen Conroy: A former Labor Party Senator with a 20-year career...
View ArticleMOHOC delivers custom cameras to ADF
MOHOC announced the completed design, development, and delivery of the initial units of the MOHOC 3 ADF Camera to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The product was built to support the ADF initiative...
View ArticleLAND FORCES: News in Brief 11 September 2024
REDARC Defence & Space to showcase INEOS Grenadier: REDARC Defence & Space announced it will unveil its new Mission-Capable INEOS Grenadier at Land Forces Exposition 2024. The INEOS Grenadier,...
View ArticleLockheed, APA partner on Black Hawk supply chain
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has selected Asia Pacific Aerospace, one of Australia’s leading gas turbine engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies, to support the Black Hawk...
View ArticleBoeing taps Australian firm for AH-64E Apache crew doors
Boeing has selected Australian small business Axiom Precision Manufacturing to produce crew doors for AH-64E Apache attack reconnaissance helicopters. Under the multi-year contract, Axiom will...
View ArticleSerco completes Pacific 24 RHIBs maintenance work
Serco said it has been selected by Babcock Australasia (Babcock) to provide scheduled maintenance and repair for the Royal Navy’s (RN) Pacific 24 Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs). Serco’s Cairns...
View ArticleInfleqtion wins tech contract with Australian Army
Infleqtion announced an expansion of its work with the Australian Army as part of the Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC). Infleqtion is collaborating with the Australian Army and Diraq, a quantum...
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