Tag: Australian Army
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,...
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...
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...
Latest Project Currawong equipment accepted
New communications equipment being delivered to the Australian Army under the Land 2072 Phase 2B programme – Project Currawong – has secured system acceptance.
A...
Australia’s Self-Propelled Howitzer to Use MINEO Sight
Hanwha Defense Australia which is under contract to provide thirty-two Huntsman AS-9 advanced 155mm/52 caliber self-propelled howitzers under the military’s Land 8116 modernization program....
Hanwha offers K-MLRS to Australia
The effectiveness of Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) on the battlefield has been highlighted by the key role they have played when introduced by...
“Predators Run” Exercise Brings Four Pacific Military’s Together
This year’s annual warfighting exercise by Australian’s Army1st Brigade, Predators Run, combined elements of four countries.
Conducted in the Army’s tropical training ground southeast...
US Approves Australian Army’s Request to Replace Taipans with Blackhawks
The US State Department’s Defense Cooperation Security Agency on 26 August 2022 gave the final government approval of Australia’s request to purchase 40 Sikorsky...
Australian Army reveals electric Bushmaster development
The Australian Army has unveiled a prototype of a new hybrid electric-powered Bushmaster 4x4 protected mobility vehicle at the Chief of Army Symposium 2022...
Australian Bushmasters to get Raytheon EW boost
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 18 July that the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF’s) Bushmaster 4x4 protected mobility vehicles will be upgraded...