Tag: Australian Department of Defence
Northrop Grumman readies third Australian Triton UAV
Northrop Grumman announced on 6 February that it has successfully completed testing of the third MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE...
Australia acquires more long-range anti-radiation missiles
Australia is acquiring more Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missiles worth up to A$$650 million via the US Foreign Military...
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...
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),...
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...
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...
Australia selects Damen Shipyards LST 100 for heavy landing craft
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Dutch marine company Damen Shipyards Group’s Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST 100) design to address the...
Australia seeks to boost anti-radiation missile inventory
The US State Department has cleared a potential sale of up to 100 Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ERs) worth approximately...
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...
