The defence industry ministers of Australia and the UK, Pat Conroy and Luke Pollard, have agreed that Australia will host British engineers and scientists at Woomera to watch ongoing trials of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and…
Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a contract extension until the end of 2025 to continue sustaining the Aegis Combat System in the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class guided missile destroyers. Although Defence and the company haven’t disclosed a figure,…
Defence will spend $272 million to acquire up to 14 Multi-Mission Phased Array Radars (MMPARs) for the Australian Army. Canberra-based CEA Technologies will produce the radars under Project LAND8113 Ph.2. They will be used to support Army’s long-range fires capability…
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 Department of Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia have signed the contract to deliver the first phase of Project AIR6500, the Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS). The company was named winner of the contest to head this project in…
The Australian Government will acquire a major share in Australian defence radar systems manufacturer, Canberra-based CEA Technologies Pty Limited, in July this year in a deal reported to be worth nearly $500 million. The deal to secure the leading-edge capability…
The Australian Department of Defence has signed a contract of undisclosed value with Norwegian firm Kongsberg to deliver the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), which will be employed on the Hobart Class destroyers and Anzac Class frigates, replacing the ageing Harpoon…
Canberra-based CEA Technologies Pty Limited will build four new terrestrial air defence radars under a $110 million contract as part of the Australian Government’s $2.7 billion investment in Defence’s new Joint Air Battle Management System, Project AIR 6500 Ph.1. Lockheed…