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Australian F-18 Super Hornet Achieves Final Operational Capability
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft have achieved Final Operational Capability (FOC). This is a major milestone for the Super Hornet fleet and is a major step forward for Australia’s Air Combat Capability The [...]
The Warships & Naval Vessels Market 2013-2023
The warships & naval vessels market is an established defence sector, but one that offers considerable opportunities to exploit. Despite the decrease of defence spending in the West, the market continues to be driven by other factors. The withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan shifts the focus to modernisation of neglected fleets. Also the changing nature [...]
Spain to Deploy LHD to Australia In 2013
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, RAN, has signed the project arrangement between the Australian and Spanish Navies for the deployment to Australia of the Spanish Armada Ship, SPS Cantabria from mid-February until November [...]
Northrop Grumman to Build Cyber Test Range in Australia
Range will help Australian military develop, test and evaluate integrated cyber technologies Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to build a cyber test range for the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Canberra campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Australia. The ADFA is a partnership between the Australian [...]
Australia Orders Additional M777 Howitzers
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had approved the purchase of an additional two artillery batteries of Lightweight Towed Howitzers, comprising 19 M777A2 155mm howitzers. The cost of the additional 19 howitzers is around $70 million. In October 2009, then Defence Minister Faulkner announced [...]
The Military Fighter Aircraft Market 2012-2022
The military fighter aircraft market is set for a period of great activity over the coming decade, as the demand for 5th generation fighter jet capability continues among the world’s leading military nations. Budget restraints and spiralling costs related to fighter aircraft programmes will act as a drag on the market; however the advent of [...]
Australia Deploys Giraffe Radars Protecting Troops In Afghanistan
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that two new Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Giraffe radars have been delivered and are currently in operation at the multinational base Tarin Kot in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. “The Giraffe radars provide our troops with early detection of attacks from enemy rockets, artillery and mortars, protecting [...]
Promising Progress Towards Hypersonic Flight
DSTO scientists have successfully conducted a test flight of an experimental hypersonic vehicle at the Andoya Rocket Range in Norway. The test vehicle is launched from the Andoya Rocket Range in Norway The test vehicle reached an apogee of 350 km and then achieved speeds of up to Mach 8 on descent in the experimental [...]
Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Update
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, Minister for Finance and Deregulation Senator Penny Wong and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today attended the laying of the keel of the first Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) in Adelaide and provided an update on the $8 billion project. Australia is constructing three AWDs based on a proven design [...]
