Tag: Australia
Naval Radars Set to Work Onboard Australia’s Anzac Frigate
Anschütz has reached a milestone in their supply of naval navigation radars for the Australian Anzac class frigates modernisation programme, as they have been successfully...
Australia commits to local ammunition manufacturing
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 6 October that the government it will invest A$220 million in state-owned munitions production factories in...
Australia picks Redback for army IFV requirement
The Australian government has selected Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) to deliver 129 AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) under the Australian Army’s LAND 400...
USS Canberra arrives in Sydney Harbour for historic commissioning
The future US Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Canberra has arrived in Sydney Harbour after transiting the Pacific on 18 July for its...
Australia bags deal to export 100 Boxer 8×8 vehicles to Germany
The Australia government has agreed to a major defence export deal with Germany and signed an in-principle agreement for Australia to supply more than...
Australian Army AS9 howitzer development attains new milestone
During trials the Australian Army’s new AS9 Huntsman 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzer (SPH) has reached a new milestone, with the latest evolution having...
Saab receives order for Carl-Gustaf M4 from Australia
Saab has received an order from the Australian Department of Defence for the supply of additional Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapons.
The order value is AUD...
RAAF readies for Triton UAV operations
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has reactivated 9 Squadron on 11 June to prepare for the delivery of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton...
Droneshield wins contract for latest handheld C-UAS systems
Australia’s Droneshield has won contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) and a US federal government agency worth around $2.2 million for an...
Australian Army returns to heliborne refuelling operations for tank operations
The Australian Army has resumed tactical refuelling operations of its M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) during Exercise Eagle Walk at the Townsville Field...