Boxer CRV contract officially signed
The contract to deliver 211 Boxer CRV armoured combat reconnaissance vehicles to the Australian Army was formally signed on Friday.
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Poseidon simulator ready for training in South Australia
Two P-8A Poseidon pilot simulators and other training systems have been formally handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force
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Largest ever RNZ Navy ship official keel-laying
A keel-laying ceremony for the future HMNZS Aotearoa has been held at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South
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ASC opens new apprentice intake
The annual apprentice intake at Australian submarine builder and maintainer ASC has opened for applications, offering the opportunity to work
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Sweden becomes 16th nation to buy Patriot missile defence
The government of Sweden has signed an agreement to purchase Patriot air and missile defense system from the US. The
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KC-30A offloads 100,000,000th pound of fuel
RAAF’s KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport recently delivered its 100,000,000th – yes, that’s 100millionth – pound of fuel during air-to-air
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Navy continues Collins-class training with ASC
Defence has re-engaged ASC Pty Ltd to continue to deliver Royal Australian Navy’s training services for the Collins-class submarine program.
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Second Air Warfare Destroyer delivered
Navy’s second Air Warfare Destroyer, NUSHIP Brisbane, has officially been handed over to Defence on Friday. CAPTION: NUSHIP Brisbane on builder
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1000 extra new trucks ordered
The Australian Defence Force’s land capabilities will be further enhanced with the purchase of 1044 additional new-generation Rheinmetall MAN medium
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RAAF’s Poseidon fires first Harpoon
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air
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First ‘whale-face’ BelugaXL takes flight
The first of five BelugaXL aircraft took off and landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France, yesterday afternoon after successfully completing its maiden
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Proposed sonar testing facility for Tasmanian lake
Thales Australia, the University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College and AMOG Consulting today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to
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US Army to use drones to hunt and kill drones
The US Army will use Raytheon’s Coyote® unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar – which stands for Ku band
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JSM for JSF tested from F-16
Norway’s Ministry of Defense has successfully test fired a Joint Strike Missile from an F-16 Fighting Falcon, demonstrating the weapon’s
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World first automatic air-to-air refeuling system test
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated an automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) between two multi-role tanker transports. CAPTION: An emulation of
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New Zealand buying Poseidon
The New Zealand government has announced it will purchase four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace its ageing P-3K2
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Minister wraps up sales visit to Israel
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne wraps up a four-day visit to Israel today for the inaugural Australia-Israel Defence Industry
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Hunter-class ‘Ship Zero’ training facility for Western Australia
Western Australia will be home to a new Hunter-class training and capability centre, known as ‘Ship Zero’, as part of
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Hungary orders 20 H145M
Hungary’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon-management system in the frame of
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Type 26 wins $35-billion Oz frigate tender
Australia has chosen BAE Systems’ Hunter-class frigate as the winning contender in Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 – ‘Future Frigate’. SEA
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