The number of young Australians joining the armed forces is rising sharply. The diversity of the new recruits is shattering some stereotypes about the ADF. Cornelius Azolibe, an Igbo man from Nigeria, arrived in Australia […]
The tender process for the Australian Army’s new fleet of combat reconnaissance vehicles totalling nearly $4.28 billion was only “partly effective”, learned GDC citing Canberra Times. The Auditor-General’s report into a 2018 Department of Defence […]
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Javelin missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $46 million. The Government of Australia has requested to […]
The French government has selected MBDA to develop its Missile Haut de Trame/Missile Longue Portée (MHT/MLP – High Tier Missile/Long Range Missile) concept as the preferred solution for the Direction Générale de l’Armement’s (DGA’s – […]
Rheinmetall has unveiled the first of three Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) that will compete in test and evaluation trials with an equal number of Hanwha Defense Redback IFVs for the Australian Army’s Project […]
The AS9 images show the vehicles, which appear to be almost identical to the K9 Thunder SPH and K10 AARV they are based on, in Australian Defence Force (ADF) camouflage, although no details were provided […]
Rheinmetall has opened its Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) in Redbank, Queensland. Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially opened the MILVEHCOE at a ceremony attended by a delegation of Federal MPs and Senators from across Queensland, representatives […]
The Australian Army is one step closer to having world-class combat reconnaissance capability, Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has said after the commencement of Boxer 8×8 CRV training. The Australian Army has commenced training on […]
Boeing has outlined key selling points for its AH-64E Apache offering in Australia’s Project Land 4503 requirement for 29 armed reconnaissance helicopters. During a virtual media tour, TJ Jamison, Boeing’s director of vertical lift for […]
The U.S. Army issued a draft request for proposals for the preliminary design phase of its delayed optionally manned fighting vehicle, or OMFV, the first major step in a relaunched competition to replace the Bradley Infantry […]
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