COVID-19 test kits sent to NATO operation
About 200 COVID-19 test kits were sent to Kabul for use by coalition forces following a spike in coronavirus cases
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Science & Technology
NUSHIP Supply heads for commissioning
The Royal Australian Navy’s first Supply-class auxiliary oilier replenishment (AOR) NUSHIP Supply has been formally accepted from Navantia.
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Signal of achievement
Defence scientist Dr Sylvie Perreau was presented with the 2020 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science on December 11
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Women jump into cyber world
Ignore the fear and jump right into it were some sentiments of participants in the Women in Cyber event held
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Unmanned vehicles driving the future
Two Mk6 unmanned ground vehicles were transferred to the Australian Defence Force Academy for test and evaluation trials late last year.
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Kongsberg wins RWS contract for British MIV
Kongsberg has signed a contract with Thales UK to delivery its PROTECTOR RS4 RWS for the British Army’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program.
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RAAF buys two more P-8A Poseidon
RAAF’s maritime patrol capability will be boosted by two P-8A Poseidon surveillance and response aircraft, bringing the total fleet to 14.
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Collins-class submarines to get sonar upgrades
Collins-class submarines will undergo upgrades to their sonar systems through a multi-million dollar contract with Thales Australia.
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RAAF’s F-35 Christmas miracle
Despite the Public Holiday and ADF’s Christmas block-stand-down, RAAF’s F-35 fleet officially achieved Initial Operational Capability today.
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First steel cut on Hunter-class prototype
The prototyping phase of Australia’s Hunter-class frigate program commenced today with the first steel cut at Osborne Naval Shipyard, SA.
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EOS to lead all-Australian delivery of C4 EDGE
Electro Optic Systems has won a $34m contract to lead an All-Australian delivery of the Army’s C4 EDGE program.
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All three Hobart-class destroyers exercise together
All three Hobart-class destroyers have exercised together for the first time, demonstrating their cooperative-engagement capabilities.
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ADF orders new NVGs with augmented reality
Some ADF will soon get new night-fighting capability that combines low-light augmentation, thermal imagery and augmented reality.
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Aussie businesses clock up $2.7billion in JSF contracts
More than 50 Australian companies have so far shared in $2.7 billion in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter parts production contracts.
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Thales Research and Development Team in Lithgow to double
The Small Arms Research & Development team in Lithgow is about to double as the Thales anticipates a digitised battlespace for the ADF.
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Aust/US collab on hypersonic missiles
Australia has renewed a research partnership with the USA to develop hypersonic missiles for high-speed long-range strike capabilities.
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Subsea craft could get wings too
SubSea Craft has partnered with IrvinGQ to develop a parachute-deployment option for its surface-submersible craft, VICTA.
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New Maritime Underwater Tracking Range to be built off WA
A new Maritime Underwater Tracking Range will be built in Western Australia to replace the original system that ceased operating in 2012.
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$10million for artificial intelligence innovation
Government hopes a $10 million investment in artificial intelligence capabilities will give Australia an edge across all Defence domains.
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WarpSPEE3D printer installed at Navy base
The Royal Australian Navy has installed its own WarpSPEE3D metal printer at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin after seeing what Army could do.
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