The latest iteration of the Razer Low-Cost Precision Guided Munition (LCPGM) has been successfully flight tested according to its manufacturer, BAE Systems Australia. The LCPMG incorporated refined aerodynamics and onboard systems, the company says, and the fast-tracked trials program was…
Defence is investing $61.5 million with two undisclosed companies, in Adelaide and Brisbane, to support the rapid development of technology to degrade an adversary’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) systems. Developed under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA) Mission…
Defence is investing an additional $262 million in a series of grant programs intended to support local industry capability uplift and develop Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine supply chain. This will be one of the greatest industrial endeavours in Australian history, says…
Adelaide-based Codan Communications will deliver the Sentry Mesh 6161 radio into the Melbourne-based Sypaq Systems CorvoX Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) under a $15 million contract awarded by the ADF. The contract is being awarded under the aegis of project DEF129 Uncrewed…
California-based Anduril Industries has named Columbus, Ohio, as the location of Arsenal-1, its first hyperscale manufacturing facility. Construction will begin shortly and the first manufacturing operations will take place in 2026. The foundation of Arsenal-1 is Arsenal OS, an integrated…
Californian company Anduril Industries has been awarded US$14.3 million ($23 million) by the US Department of Defense under Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to expand the United States’ Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) industrial base. Strained munitions production…
Thales Australia will build more than 40 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles – Medium (PMV-M) in Bendigo, under a contract worth more than $100 million. These additional Bushmasters will be used by the Army’s second long-range fires regiment, 15 Regiment, to…
The RAAF has received the last nine of 72 F-35A Lightning IIs currently ordered. These aircraft, built as part of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 15, were also the first in the RAAF fleet to be built with Technology Refresh…
US Company Lockheed Martin has delivered the first AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antenna for an Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) to the Japan Ministry of Defense for Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD). The delivery was made through Mitsubishi Corporation under a Direct Commercial…
Adelaide-based Saab Australia and Brisbane-based SRC Aus Pty Limited have joined the Boeing Defence Australia/RAAF MQ-28A Ghost Bat program. Saab Australia will be providing its TactiCall Communications Solution which includes user terminals, radio infrastructure and avionics equipment. The Solution integrates all…