Tag: Australian Army
Australian Army trials UGV live firing with EOS
The Australian Army’s Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO) and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) have teamed up to demonstrate the long-range...
The Pros and Cons of Joining the Big League of Arms...
South Korea’s rapid rise as a defence manufacturer is resulting in increasingly tougher challenges to its export policy.
Although China might be Asia’s top defence...
Germany firms up deal for Australian-built Boxers
The German parliament has passed a deal to acquire more than 100 8x8 Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier Vehicles built by Rheinmetall Defence Australia at...
Shielding Armour
Armour, while useful in attack, needs ways and means to stop it being taken out by the plethora or weapons in now faces.
Asia possesses...
Australia awards contract for GMLRS production
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded a contract worth A$37.4 million to Lockheed Martin Australia to produce guided multiple launch rocket system...
Australia awards infantry fighting vehicle contract to Hanwha
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has inked acquisition and initial support contracts worth A$4.5 billion with Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) aimed at delivering...
AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer undergoes local test firing
The Australian Army has test-fired “hundreds” of artillery rounds from an AS9 Huntsman 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH), the Australian Department of Defence...
Australia selects future army landing craft design, orders more patrol boats
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Birdon Group as preferred designer for the Project Land 8710 Phase 1 programme, which seeks to...
Australia commits to local ammunition manufacturing
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 6 October that the government it will invest A$220 million in state-owned munitions production factories in...
Australia permanently grounds Taipan helos ahead of fleet withdrawal
The Australian Defence Force (ADF)’s troubled MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet has all but phased out of service, according to a 29 September announcement from...
