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Rheinmetall wins digital deal with Germany
Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract in another important large-scale project for the Bundeswehr in the field of digitalisation. As the prime contractor, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH will be...
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Airbus studying future maritime patrol aircraft
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space as prime contractor, in partnership with Thales, for a risk-assessment study...
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SAF pilot program underway at RAAF Base East Sale
A 12-month pilot program using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has recently commenced at RAAF Base East Sale. The SAF pilot program marks a significant milestone in Defence’s ongoing efforts to...
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Elbit Systems wins deal for digital command centre
Elbit Systems Ltd. has been selected by a European country to provide a Joint National Digital Fire Command Centre (JNDFC) and to integrate the customer’s strategic and tactical firing platforms to the...
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Australian businesses benefitting from AUKUS reforms
Australian businesses are already seeing the benefits of the export licence-free environment the government established with the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) on 1 September 2024. In...
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Saab Australia delivers new combat systems training
Saab Australia has strengthened its commitment to developing sovereign combat systems expertise with the successful delivery of its Introduction to Combat Systems Engineering training course. Held over...
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Fortinet opens new headquarters in Australia
Fortinet announced the opening of its new company-owned Australian headquarters in North Sydney. This state-of-the-art facility is Fortinet’s first Innovation Hub in the Asia-Pacific region and...
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APDR Podcast Episode 80 with host Kym Bergmann
We start with some thoughts about the big international story of the moment, the idea from US President Donald Trump that all Palestinians be removed from Gaza so that it can be redeveloped as a...
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New chief of ASCA appointed
The Australian government announced the appointment of Brigadier Hugh Meggitt as the next head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) for the Australian Defence Force. Brigadier...
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Space Norway orders satellite THOR 8
Space Norway, Northern Europe’s leading satellite operator, announced a contract for a new geostationary satellite to join its THOR fleet at 1° West. Following the successful finalisation of an...
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Thales, Bharat Dynamics partner on man-portable air defence
Thales and Bharat Dynamics (BDL) announced the signing of an initial supply of Laser Beam Riding Man Portable Air Defence systems (LBRM) in response to a requirement set out by the Indian Government to...
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Saab wins order for UTAAS system
Saab has received an order from BAE Systems Hägglunds for the sighting and fire control system UTAAS (Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft System) for Combat Vehicle 90. The order value is approximately...
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Hanwha Aerospace wraps testing for indigenous K9 SPH engine
Hanwha Aerospace has completed the acceptance tests for a domestically-built 1,000-horsepower diesel engine to be equipped with the K9 self-propelled howitzer (SPH). This is a key milestone for further...
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Flying Wedge Defence wins order for 35 autonomous aircraft
India’s Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) has secured the country’s first global export order for its FWD 100 ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) autonomous aircraft from a...
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Exercise Cope North 25 debuts trilateral F-35 training in Guam
F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Japan, the United States and Australia have begun training together for the first time as part of Exercise Cope North 25. Cope North 25 is running from 3 – 21 February...
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Serco supports First Nations participation in maritime industry
Serco has unveiled a First Nations Maritime Traineeship program alongside the Sea Heritage Foundation, TAFE NSW and the Kings Trust Australia. Enabling First Nations students to obtain commercial...
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Projects of Concern Summit supports future capability success
The Australian government held its eighth Projects of Concern Summit in Canberra on Tuesday to remediate the sustainment performance of Australia’s Collins class submarines. Minister for Defence...
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Rheinmetall supplying C-390 simulators to the Netherlands
Embraer has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply C-390 flight simulators to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Düsseldorf, Germany-based technology group will be furnishing a Full Flight and...
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Embraer begins production of Austria’s first C-390 Millennium
Embraer a global leader in the aerospace industry, has officially begun the structural assembly of the first C-390 Millennium for Austria. This major step took place during an official ceremony held...
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HENSOLDT wins contract extension for Eurofighter radar
The sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has been awarded a contract extension for the Eurofighter Mk1 radar worth approximately 350 million euros. Following approval by the German and Spanish...
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