Army conducts joint HIMARS training during RF-A 21-1

Australia seeks GMLRS AW rockets for army’s HIMARS

Australia has requested to buy 54 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternate Warhead (AW) rockets worth US$91.2 million under the Foreign Military Sales...

First Huntsman artillery systems shown off in Australian camouflage

Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) has formally unveiled the first LAND 8116 programme AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle...

Rheinmetall completes HX tactical truck deliveries to Australian Defence Force

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) announced on 20 February that it has completed the delivery of its HX range of tactical military trucks...

Northrop Grumman readies third Australian Triton UAV

Northrop Grumman announced on 6 February that it has successfully completed testing of the third MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE...
AARGM-ER

Australia acquires more long-range anti-radiation missiles

Australia is acquiring more Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missiles worth up to A$$650 million via the US Foreign Military...
RAAF F-35A

Australia signs for Nammo F-35A APEX ammunition

Norwegian ammunition specialist Nammo announced that it has signed a contract to deliver its advanced 25 mm x 137 APEX PGU-47/U ammunition for the...
MQ-4C Triton

Uncrewed Eyes Look East

Longer range/endurance UAVs make a different to the tyranny of distance when it comes down to ISR. For full situational awareness, governments and their armed...

Australia expands Bushmaster PMV fleet

The Australian Department of Defence has awarded Thales Australia a A$100 million contract to acquire an additional 44 4×4 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs),...
SSN-AUKUS submarine

Departing From Standard Practice: AUKUS, Nuclear Power and Export Controls

The AUKUS agreement has never looked straight-forward, and who will rewrite the iTAR rules? Now headed into its fourth year since its proposed founding, the...
The XQ-58A Valkyrie

Boeing Japan Secures ATLA Contract for Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Simulations

On December 10, it was made public that the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has concluded a contract with Boeing Japan Co., Ltd....

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