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Thales Australia will build 15 additional Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles under a $45 million contract with Defence. 

The government has announced that it will invest $100 million to procure two new small uncrewed aerial systems for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force.

The Government has announced that it has ordered Switchblade 300 loitering munitions from US Company AeroVironment for the Australian Army. While the value of the order hasn't been disclosed, it's likely less than $37 million.

Tasmanian defence company CBG Systems has signed a new contract with Hanwha Defense Australia to supply a custom camouflage outfit for new Redback infantry fighting vehicles | Max Blenkin

The US Army’s 8th Theater Sustainment Command signed a logistics letter of intent with the Australian Defence Force’s Joint Logistics Command covering the maintenance of US Army equipment forward positioned in Australia.

The Army has taken delivery of another batch of Sikorsky UH-60M battlefield helicopters, bringing the total in service to six. The most recent helicopters arrived at RAAF Richmond on 17 June | Nigel Pittaway

The Australian Defence Force has joined Japan and the United States for Exercise Keen Edge for the first time.

EPE New Zealand has been awarded a contract by the New Zealand Ministry of Defence to provide the NZDF with reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities.

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Boeing leverages Currawong expertise

Boeing Defence Australia has delivered all elements of the Currawong Battlespace Communications System to the ADF and is now looking to turn the program’s skilled workforce to new projects | Ewen Levick

The US Marine Corps has announced the selection of Birdon’s advanced Heavy Landing Craft - H260 design to be part of a future mission test and evaluation exercise.  

Australia will begin manufacture of the Lockheed Martin GMLRS missiles next year, a weapon which has been used to devastating effect in the Ukraine conflict | Max Blenkin

Australia is set to begin manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles from 2025, following the signing of a $37.4 million contract between Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia | Max Blenkin

The design selected by the Commonwealth for Land 8710 Phase 1A is the largest of the vessels on offer | Nigel Pittaway

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Army looks to the future

The Chief of Army Symposium 2023 focused on the theme of “Adapting Army” | Julian Kerr

KBR has announced its continued support of Australian Army Aviation mission planning following a contract extension.

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Precision Strike Missiles to the US Army, providing a long-range precision firing capability.