In the same week that the US Air Force selected Boeing’s F-47 is its 6th generation Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) crewed fighter, California-based Anduril Industries is showing a model of its 6thgeneration YFQ-44 Fury autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)…
The US Department of the Air Force has selected Boeing as winner of the contract for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, the F-47. This will marking a major milestone in the…
The Australian Department of Defence will acquire additional Mk48 Heavyweight torpedoes under a $200 million agreement with the United States. Designed for both Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), the additional stocks of MK48 ADCAP (Additional Capability) MOD7 CBASS…
Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA), in partnership with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) in the United Kingdom and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in the United States, is providing advance notice of the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge 2025.…
Canberra-based Raytheon Australia has delivered the Electronic Warfare Tactical Engagement (EWTE) vehicle from its Adelaide site to fast-track the innovation of local and national EW solutions. The vehicle is designed to assist local defence industry and researchers to test and…
A fully operational, Australian-made nanosatellite has been launched from the United States into low-Earth orbit. Buccaneer Main Mission is the second of two CubeSats launched launched by Defence’s Science and Technology Group (DSTG)under the Buccaneer project, following the successful launch…
Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia delivered the first ‘drop’ of operational capability for Project AIR6500 Ph2A - Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) in late-December, as planned, to Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) in Canberra. The Material Release 1…
Just before the end of 2024 the RAAF received the last nine of 72 F-35A Lightning IIs it has ordered from Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. That is as much as the Australian government says the RAAF needs. The stated…
The Canadian Department of National Defence will acquire a version of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) to watch its northern Arctic approaches. It will acquire the JORN system from Australian prime contractor BAE Systems Australia in a C$6 billion…
An AI tool developed by Adelaide-based Nova Systems has made its first public appearance at a Test and Evaluation (T&E) Advanced Practitioners Course delivered in conjunction with the Australian Maritime College in Launceston, Tasmania. The AI tool processes and examines…