On September 27, 2022, Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone, with the keel laying for its fifth Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in Henderson, Western Australia. Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached another […]
The leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia said in a statement on Friday marking the one-year anniversary of the AUKUS security pact that they have made “significant progress” towards Australia acquiring a […]
Defense technology company Saab Australia expects to take on another 300 staff in the next few years with plans for its $77 million state-of-the-art Sovereign Combat System Collaboration Centre in Adelaide out for tender and […]
The Pacific support vessel, Australian defense vessel (ADV) Reliant commenced its inaugural deployment from Cairns on 13 September, to further enhance Australia’s support to the Pacific security. On its first deployment, Reliant will carry three containers of humanitarian […]
Australia’s troubled $45 billion future frigate project will deliver the Navy’s Hunter class warships on time, Defence Minister Richard Marles has pledged as he visited shipbuilder BAE’s docks in Glasgow. “We’ve had really frank conversations […]
The US government has cleared the possible sale of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Australia, which will replace Canberra’s troubled fleet of 47 NH Industries NH90s. The State Department has approved a Foreign […]
As reported by Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs, in the article Raptors arrive at RAAF Base Tindal for Enhanced Air Cooperation Initiative, the last wave of U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-22 […]
Rumbling diesel Bushmaster engines could one day be a thing of the past, replaced by the quiet hum of electronics, following the unveiling of a battery-powered prototype at the Chief of Army Symposium on August 10, 2022. […]
The Chinese navy’s “unusual behaviour” in shadowing Australian warships in the South China Sea had not deterred operations in the contested waters, Australia’s navy chief said. Vice Admiral Mark Hammond said the “odd” Chinese tactics had not […]
An Australian man working as a combat medic helping frontline troops has been killed in Ukraine. Queenslander Jed William Danahay, 27, was killed on 24 August in Izyum in eastern Ukraine by Russian forces while driving […]
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