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Advanced Navigation wins $8.7 million Hanwha Redback deal
Advanced Navigation has finalised an A$8.7 million deal with Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA). Under the deal, Advanced Navigation will supply HDA with 138 Boreas D70 units, a strategic-grade digital...
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Boeing completes first flight of UK E-7 Wedgetail
Boeing has completed the first flight of the UK’s E-7 Wedgetail for the Royal Air Force (RAF). A Boeing flight-test crew conducted functional checks during the first flight from Birmingham Airport,...
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Nova Systems partners on training and technology
Nova Systems and the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College (AMC) have committed to a future strategic partnership to deliver the latest in Test and Evaluation (T&E) capability...
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APDR Podcast Episode 64 with host Kym Bergmann
This is the Land Forces exhibition special feature with some random highlights from the show last week. These included an uncrewed 8-wheeled armoured ground vehicle enabled by AI and designed by BAE...
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NAVY’S LARGEST BIENNIAL EXERCISE CONCLUDES IN THE TOP END
The 16th iteration of Australia’s largest biennial maritime warfare exercise, Exercise Kakadu, has come to a successful close at the port of Darwin, Northern Territory. Exercise Kakadu involved...
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ANDURIL SIGNS THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH RAAF TO DELIVER AUTONOMOUS SECURITY...
Defence technology company Anduril Australia today has announced it has closed a contract for a three-year trial with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to demonstrate Anduril’s air and ground...
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Innovators in cybersecurity and space tech honored at Canberra engineering...
Three innovative engineers have been honoured at the 2024 Engineers Australia Excellence Awards – Canberra, held at the National Museum of Australia last night. “The Engineers Australia Excellence...
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Exail and Seabed 2030 project sign Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate...
Exail, a world leader in robotics, navigation and subsea imagery solutions is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030...
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2024 Penske Master Technicians Awarded
Penske Australia & New Zealand has presented Jason Gavin and Frederich Pfuhl the 2024 Penske Guild Master Technician awards for on-highway and off-highway, respectively. Penske Guild members...
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EXERCISE PACIFIC PROTECTOR KICKS OFF
Australia’s ongoing commitment to counter the illicit trade of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) continues, with the commencement of Exercise Pacific Protector 2024 on 24 September 2024. As a...
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Laser weapons: Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany sign cooperation agreement
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have decided to continue their successful cooperation in laser weapons. Foto Credit Miroslav Gyűrösi 2 The aim is to bring a joint maritime product to the market...
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DOWNER LANDS MANAGEMENT TEAM RECIEVES ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY GOLD COMMENDATION
Downer’s Lands Management team at HMAS Creswell is recognised for remarkable excellence in land management. The Royal Australian Navy Gold Commendation, a formal recognition of exceptional...
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REARMAMENT MILESTONE ACHIEVED IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has achieved a significant first for naval rearmament in northern Australia, rearming Australian, Canadian and US warships with vertical launching system (VLS)...
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THE WHISKEY PROJECT GROUP ACQUISITION OF KJL SAILS TO BOOST PRODUCTION AND...
Veteran-founded, specialist and tactical watercraft manufacturer The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG) has acquired New Zealand-based KJL Sails to expand the company’s presence in the Pacific and...
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X KUMUL A BOOST FOR PNG INTEROPERABILITY
The Army’s 3rd Brigade is taking part in Exercise Kumul Exchange 2024 with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. For two months, more than 60 PNGDF personnel...
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APDR Podcast Episode 65 with host Kym Bergmann
Why does the Australian government show so little enthusiasm for increasing the amount of aid going to Ukraine? Doing so is overwhelmingly popular with about 80% of Australians in favour. However, it...
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RAAF IDs WWII bomber discovered off coast of Papua New Guinea
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has identified a missing World War II aircraft discovered late last year off the coast of Gasmata, Papua New Guinea (PNG) by Dr Andrew Forrest and Ocean Ecology....
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ADF regional presence continues
HMAS Stuart has departed Darwin for Australia’s fifth Indo-Pacific regional presence deployment of 2024. The West Australian-based frigate has a crew of approximately 200 personnel and an embarked...
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Rheinmetall, Honeywell sign MoU on new tech
Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall and the U.S. industrials company Honeywell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish strategic cooperation in various fields of...
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Gilmour Space completes wet dress rehearsal ahead of first test flight
Gilmour Space has successfully completed a major wet dress rehearsal at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, marking a key milestone towards the launch of the country’s first...
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