Lockheed Martin announced that its Australian unit has secured a one-year contract extension for sustainment support to the Aegis Combat System in the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class guided missile destroyers. The contract’s sustainment services up to the end of 2025 call for the company’s Sydney-based Aegis team to develop and coordinate the combat systems’ design...
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Australia Wraps Up LAND 121 Military Logistics Vehicle Procurement as Rheinmetall Completes HX Truck Delivery
Rheinmetall‘s Australian military vehicles unit has delivered 3,580 medium and heavy military logistics vehicles, marking the conclusion of the LAND 121 Phase 3B/5B procurement for the Australian Department of Defence. Michael Wittlinger, Rheinmetall chief of staff and supervisory board chairman of Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia, emphasized that the HX truck-based vehicles delivered serve as...
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First AUKUS Global Radar Network Site Completed Ahead of Schedule
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command said construction of the first of three sites for the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability has been completed ahead of schedule. The milestone marks significant progress for the trilateral partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, which aims to establish a global network of advanced...
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Australian Army’s Black Hawk Fleet Reaches Initial Operating Capability
The Australian Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk fleet has reached initial operating capability. Defence Australia said the milestone was achieved just 15 months after the first aircraft began flying in 2023, following essential testing, evaluation and training activities in the United States. The delivery of 12 Black Hawk helicopters includes maintenance and aircrew training simulators and...
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Australia, UK Partner on AI, Data Science for Defense
Australia’s Department of Defence has partnered with the University of South Australia and the United Kingdom’s Alan Turing Institute to advance research and development in artificial intelligence and data science. The three organizations formalized the collaboration through a memorandum of understanding on Monday. The partnership will focus on key areas such as autonomous systems, cyber...
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Austal Awarded $171M Contract for Swedish Hydrogen-Ready Ferry
Austal Australasia has secured a contract worth approximately $171.1 million from Gotlandsbolaget of Sweden to design and construct Horizon X, a 130-meter, hydrogen-ready, high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry. The catamaran, part of Gotlandsbolaget’s Horizon program, will be Austal’s largest vessel ever, with a capacity of 1,500 passengers, 400 vehicles and cargo. It will feature a unique combined...
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Australia Invests $272M in Locally Made Radars for Army
The Australian government is investing $272 million in locally produced phased array radars for the Australian Army. CEA Technologies, an electronics firm based in Canberra, will manufacture up to 14 multi-mission phased array radars to support the military service’s long-range fires capability and enhance threat monitoring. This investment aims to boost Australia’s defense capabilities and...
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Hugh Meggitt to Lead Australia’s Defense Capabilities Accelerator
Brig. Hugh Meggitt has taken over as head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator for the Australian Defence Force. Meggitt brings a wide range of military experience, including capability delivery and industry engagement. He held several military leadership roles at ADF, including director general of special operations modernization at Headquarters Joint Operations Command. The military...
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Australian Defense Sector Posts Gains From AUKUS Reforms
The Australian defense industry is already experiencing gains from the reforms introduced by the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, just six months after its ratification, the Albanese government said in a press release on Monday. One significant reform under AUKUS allows local businesses to export most military and dual-use goods to the United Kingdom and the...
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Amazon Web Services Signs News Deal With Australia, Accelerates Access to Cloud
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency and Amazon Web Services Australia have signed a three-year whole-of-government arrangement that builds on the success of a previous deal from 2019, which aimed to accelerate access to cloud computing services. The initial agreement promised a faster way to procure AWS services. The reduction in time, resources and effort is made...