Australia digs in on local missile production
The Australian government has announced plans for further investments in developing an indigenous guided weapon subsystems and rocket motor manufacturing capability to support advanced...
Austal Australia and Greenroom Robotics team up for future naval autonomy
Austal Australia and Greenroom Robotics announced on 18 September that they have entered a strategic commercial partnership to develop watercraft platforms and solutions aimed...
Singapore’s MRCVs to be equipped with Palfinger Marine’s Slipway Systems
Austrian marine equipment Palfinger Marine announced on 18 September that it has been contracted by Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to supply...
Thales Australia and Underwood Innovation Labs sign an MoU to establish...
Thales and Underwood Innovation Labs, the inaugural Australian government-backed innovation lab, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an Advanced Air Mobility Centre...
Indonesian Air Force orders four Airbus H145 helicopters
The Indonesian Air Force has placed an order for four Airbus H145 helicopters as part of its training modernisation programme. The order was announced...
Japan lines up F-35B trials aboard JS Kaga
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced on 10 September that it will conduct ship-based developmental trials for the short take-off and vertical landing...
Rohde & Schwarz wins Australian frigate communications deal
Rohde & Schwarz announced in late August that it has been contracted by BAE Systems Maritime Australia (BAESMA) to supply its IP-based NAVICS integrated...
Parliament of Innovaero OWLs grows in Australia
Loitering munitions featured prominently at the Land Forces 2024 exhibition. One Australian company operating in this realm is Innovaero, of which BAE Systems holds...
Australia expects first HIMARS deliveries in early 2025
Lockheed Martin confirmed the first batch of M142 HIMARS rocket launchers will land in Australia in the first quarter of 2025, ahead of schedule....
Australia’s Currawong I-BTN achieves FOC
Boeing Defence Australia announced on 9 September, just two days before Land Forces 2024 opened its doors, that the Project Currawong integrated battlefield telecommunications...