The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of FGM-148F Javelin anti-armour weapons to Australia at an estimated cost of $US100 million. Read more
The Land 400 Phase 3 Australian Industry Capability roadshow nomination form has now been released.
Thales Australia has signed Memorandums of Understanding with AMOG Consulting, GRA and Eclipse.
CASG has executed a contract with EOS Defence Systems, valued at $45 million, for the supply of Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) to Land 400 Phase 2.
Kongsberg has entered into a contract with Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment to deliver a counter UAS solution based on the Protector Remote Weapon Station.
The vehicle-mounted variants will be adapted from Active Electronic Scanning Array radars.
The US State Department has approved Australia's acquisition of JCREW I1B1 counter-IED EW systems.
The ADF has concluded procurement of an enterprise license of SAF-FORESIGHT from SimCentric Technologies, an interactive tool that mitigates the risk of fratricide in live fire training.
Eight years after the 39-calibre M777A2 ultra-lightweight towed howitzer entered service with the ADF, live fire qualification testing is underway with a new suite of 155mm ammunition that will provide the weapon with increased range and lethality.
Airbus' proposal for Land 4503 (the replacement Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) will include upgrading the current Tiger ARH fleet to Mark III, together with a number of H145M armed light helicopters.
The Lynx and Redback vehicles will now undertake a test and evaluation program including destructive testing at sites across Australia.
Rheinmetall's Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) has been disqualified from the US program to replace the Bradleys.
Leonardo and Rafael have delivered the first Trophy Active Protection Systems to defend the US Army’s Abrams main battle tanks.
Now in its sixth year, Army Innovation Day in 2019 had a theme of network assurance with 10 companies pitching their tech to Defence.
Although production in Australia of Boxer 8x8 combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRVs) will not get underway until 2022, substantial progress has already been made in ramping up the complex industrialisation process for Land 400 Phase 2.
The first of the fleet of new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles has been unveiled at a ceremony at Enoggera Barracks.
Rheinmetall and Hanwha have been assessed as offering vehicles that were best able to meet Army requirements while offering value for money, whilst the AJAX and CV90 did not.