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....
Eurofighter

Prize Fighters Tussle at Exercise Pitch Black 2024

Largest ever exercise draws in international air forces fielding over 130 fast-jets. Australia hosted its largest ever fast-jet exercise from 12 July through to 2...

Australian Navy launches Tomahawk cruise missile for the first time

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has successfully launched a Tomahawk cruise missile during a test and evaluation exercise conducted off the west coast of...
HMAS Brisbane

Australian navy becomes third Tomahawk shooter

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has conducted its first test firing of a Tomahawk land-attack sea-launched cruise missile, taking a major step towards introducing...

Kongsberg successfully tests Australian-made NSM launcher

Norwegian defence company Kongsberg announced on 10 December that it had successfully performed the first-ever launch of a representative Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from...

Australia narrows down future frigate selection

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has shortlisted two foreign shipbuilders to develop a replacement for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s ageing ANZAC-class frigates...

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