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The UK, the US, and Australia (AUKUS) have conducted tests of various autonomous and networked platforms during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 in Australia. These exercises, part of the AUKUS defense partnership, aimed to improve interoperability and showcase control over each nation’s naval assets. During the 'Maritime Big Play&#...

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12 August 2024 Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have together reached another significant AUKUS milestone, with the signing of an agreement to enable cooperation that is essential to Australia’s capacity to safely build, operate and maintain a conventionally‑armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability. The Agreement...

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26 September 2024 Today the Right Honourable John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States (U.S.) at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, t...

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22 March 2024 The Albanese Government is ensuring local jobs and Australian industry are at the heart of our next generation submarines with the announcement today of Australia’s Sovereign Submarine Build Partner and Sovereign Submarine Sustainment Partner. Today’s announcement is a critical step towards the construction of Austra...

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The Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia; the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom; and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States.​ Just over a year ago, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the...

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The Australian Government has entered the single largest defence export agreement in our nation’s history, to supply Australian-made armoured vehicles to Germany. Under the agreement, more than 100 Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier vehicles will be built by Rheinmetall at its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Redbank, Queensland and export...

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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...

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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...

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Advanced Navigation, a global leader in AI robotics and navigation technology, has been awarded a grant by the Australian Department of Defence to advance the nation’s sovereign manufacturing capability for photonic chips. Currently, Australia does not have commercial manufacturing capability for photonic chips. Advanced Navigation is the ...

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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...