Australia on track for missile manufacturing and increasing long range strike capability
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The Australian Government will ensure Australia starts manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles from 2025, following the signing of a $37.4 million contract between Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia.
The contract will enable an initial batch of GMLRS missiles to be manufactured in Australia, which is an important f...
Australian government, Hanwha sign IFV contract
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The government has signed contracts with Hanwha Defense Australia to deliver and support 129 locally built Redback infantry fighting vehicles for the Australian Army.
The total value of project is approximately $7 billion dollars, representing the single largest investment in Army capability to date. The combined value of the acquisition a...
BAE Systems’ Hunter Class frigate program passes preliminary design review
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BAE Systems Australia’s Hunter Class Frigate Program has successfully completed its Preliminary Design Review, which looked into the operational effectiveness of the program’s design.
The company held a celebratory event at its Osborne shipyard to mark the completion of the review, which began in July this year.
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Austal shares jump after deal to become monopoly shipbuilder in WA
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Shipbuilder Austal will become the federal government’s monopoly shipbuilder in Western Australia, guaranteeing it a pipeline of navy contracts for smaller warships as part of the rationalisation of Perth’s Henderson shipyard.
Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced a strategic partnership d...
Australian Government invests $220 million in local munitions manufacturing for Defence
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The Albanese Government is supporting local jobs and domestic manufacturing by investing $200 million in munitions production at factories in Mulwala in New South Wales and Benalla in Victoria.
The investment will significantly boost industrial capacity through:
infrastructure redevelopments at each site – ensuring they are equipped ...
2024 Australian Defence Export Catalogue submissions now open
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The Australian Government is committed to driving export opportunities for Australian defence industry and looking for opportunities to embed them into the global supply chain.
The Australian Defence Sales Catalogue is the flagship publication to promote Australian defence industry businesses on the international stage. The 2023 edition showcase...
Advanced Navigation opens high-tech robotics manufacturing facility
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Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at UTS Tech Lab.
Located in Botany, New South Wales (NSW), the facility will scale up the manufacturing of Advanced Navigation&r...
Government boosts ADF's maritime patrol and response aircraft fleet
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The Albanese Government is taking steps to ensure Australia has one of the most advanced maritime patrol and response aircraft fleets in the world.
The Government has approved the acquisition of a fourth MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, and upgrades to the Air Force’s fleet of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
The es...
Australia invests in powerful new high-tech missiles
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Australia is investing more than $1.7 billion in some of the most powerful and technologically advanced weapons systems ever fielded by the Australian Defence Force.
Long-range strike missiles and other guided weapons are fundamental to the ADF’s ability to deploy enhanced strike capabilities and hold an adversary at risk at longer ranges....
Hanwha to deliver next generation infantry fighting vehicles for Australia
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The Australian Government has selected Hanwha Defense Australia as the preferred tenderer to deliver 129 infantry fighting vehicles to the Australian Army, as part of a major transformation of the Army in response to Australia’s changing strategic environment.
The Government has also decided that the new vehicles will be built in Australia...