Boeing is on track to deliver the first release of upgrades to all six aircraft in early 2018, with the first aircraft completing flight testing two months ahead of the schedule.

Adelaide will become the centre of the world’s space industry for four days in September.

The Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Lead-In Fighter Capability Assurance Program (LIFCAP) was recognised at a ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown yesterday.

It’s worth considering the implications of developing a speech-to-speech machine translation (S2SMT) capability in the ADF.

The OBISC will be home to the imminent risk mitigation activities that have been planned to test ALIS and its integration into the Defence information environment.

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The Defence Innovation Hub hosted an inaugural industry update in Canberra on Friday 23 June 2017.

If successful, it will partner with an additional nine SMEs to deliver more than $125 million of products and services.

This Notice is seeking to identify innovative SUAS concepts that may be explored and potentially developed in collaboration with the Director Army Aviation and vendors.

With such an acquisition, Australia will become one of two users of the G550 in the SIGINT role.

UMS Skeldar will incorporate the ViDAR payload into its fleet of V-200s.

The $70 million contract between Boeing Defence Australia and CASG supplements Australia’s membership to the Boeing Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program

HMNZS Te Kaha is near Japan as part of the current RNZN Naval Task Group deployment throughout Asia

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ASC released a statement late yesterday affirming its “enduring and critical role in growing and supporting Australia’s current and future submarine capabilities” in the wake of remarks by DCNS Australia Acting CEO Brent Clark.

Industry sources approached by ADM were somewhat baffled by the “fanfare” and timing of the announcement and were waiting to see the detail of 799.