Australia is investing AU$220 million (U.S. $139 million) to boost munitions production at two factories in the country’s southeast, the government said in a statement Friday. The investment will boost production capacity for 155mm artillery […]
The Australian government is permanently withdrawing its NHIndustries MRH90 ‘Taipan’ fleet from flight operations. The “MRH-90 Taipan helicopters will not return to flying operations before their planned withdrawal date of December 2024”, the Australian Department […]
Last week, the US State Department approved the sale of M142 HIMARS missile systems to Australia. The amount of the deal was almost $1 billion. However, Australia plans to invest 60% more. The potential deal covers 22 […]
The Australian Department of Defense has released a video showing footage of the launch of an MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missile. The launch was carried out during the Talisman Sabre 2023 exercise, in which the US […]
A Korean defense company has won a multi-billion dollar contract to build dozens of new armoured personnel carriers for the army, in a major boost to ties with one of Asia’s economic and democratic powerhouses. Korean […]
The Talisman Sabre 2023 exercise kicked off last week. As part of the event, which will run until 4 August, Japan launched a Type 12 anti-ship missile. Type 12 is a Japanese anti-ship missile, which […]
The Australian government is calling off procuring additional Protected Mobile Fire (PMF) self-propelled howitzers in favor of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The plan is included in Canberra’s latest Defence Strategic Review on April […]
A new system being developed for the Army could result in driverless vehicles – albeit military, not civilian ones – on our roads. The Australian Army has commenced development on new autonomous driving technology for use on its vehicles […]
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The federal government has announced a $160 million dollar contract for Bendigo defence manufacturer Thales Australia to build another order of Bushmaster protected vehicles for the Australian Army. The contract, for the manufacture of 78 […]
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