Rheinmetall/ARTEC Boxer

Australian Boxer CRV production commences

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has begun full-scale production of  Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Ipswich,...
NASAMS

GBAD in Asia-Pacific

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the need to protect their forces with ground based air defence into sharp perspective The importance of ground-based...

US shows strong commitment at Avalon Airshow

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has used the latest edition of the biennial Australian International Aerospace & Defence Exposition and Airshow (Avalon 2023)...

RAAF readies for Triton’s first flight in 2023

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has made another step in its progress to field Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton maritime-surveillance uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

RAAF seeks boost to KC-30A MRTT readiness

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has inked an agreement with Airbus and Northrop Grumman Australia to increase the readiness of the service’s KC-30A...
STRIX

AVALON: BAE launches STRIX drone and Razer munition

BAE Systems Australia has unveiled a tactical uncrewed aerial system and a new precision munition at the Avalon Air Show in Melbourne. Named STRIX the...
A340 AEW

Airborne Trip Wires

Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft operating in the Asia Pacific region. From a purely West-centric view-point, it may come as something of a surprise to...
Aegis combat system

Intelligent Development: Managing Data Through the CMS

A combat management system (CMS) is as essential in a modern warship as any of the platform’s sensors and weapons. Discussion of naval ship and...
Credit: Airbus Defence & Space

Australia’s Sovereign Satellite

The Australian government is about to select a prime industry space partner to set it on a course that will deliver its own managed...
Othello-P Opto-Acoustic Hostile Fire Location System

Australia Fielding AFV Threat Detection

One of the greatest challenges for combat vehicles operating on the battlefield is identifying that they have been targeted by an enemy. Recognizing that...

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