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),...
LIMA 2023: Sypaq delivers hundreds of UAVs to Ukraine
Under the auspices of the Australian government’s military aid to Ukraine, the Australian firm Sypaq is busy delivering numerous examples of its Corvo Precision...
The Naval Workhorse – The Rise of OPVs
Offshore Patrol Vessels are gaining popularity as a cheaper but increasingly more capable option to more sizeable and expensive ‘grey navy’ options.
The Asia-Pacific region...
UAVs Over the Maritime Horizon
Maritime patrolling with UAVs has becoming the norm, allowing manned missions to be dedicated to more mission specific tasks.
Airborne maritime operations such as anti-submarine...
South Korea mulls Redback IFV acquisition
The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has completed a six-week trial of Hanwha Defense's Redback infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to support ongoing efforts to...
International collaboration unlocks true potential for collaborative combat aircraft
The challenges of the 21st century are too great for any nation to tackle them alone—especially in the realm of defense and security.
That’s why...
Australia buying K9 Thunder
On 3 September the Department of Defence announced it is releasing a request for tender to Hanwha Defense Australia under its Protected Mobile Fires...
Turning Night Into Daytime
As with anything that infantry is expected to carry, night vision device design must incorporate compromises balancing capability against the load they impose in...
Austal evolves OPV design to multirole
Austal has developed a new Offshore Patrol 60 concept design that was displayed for the first time at the Indo-Pacific 2022 exhibition in Sydney.
Matt...
To the Beach and Beyond – Amphibious Assault
The development of ship-to-shore landing vessels means more volume arriving per trip at higher speed.
The amphibious operation is considered by many military analysts and...
