Defence will acquire the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), manufactured by Lockheed Martin, at a cost of nearly $736 million. It will equip Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Super Hornets, Lightning IIs and Growlers with a new high speed,…
Defence awarded a $12.5 million, three year Capability Life Cycle Manager contract to Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd (KBR) for the Diving, Autonomous and Signatures System Program Office (DASSPO) portfolio. The initial three-year contract is another step forward in…
The ADF has successfully trialled a ground-launched SM-2 naval air defence missile as an unexpected ‘candidate option’ for a future Medium-Range Ground-Based Air Defence (MRGBAD) system. The successful live-firing of the developmental system took place at Woomera and saw a…
Defence has awarded $6.2 million to three Australian-based companies as part of the 2025 AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge. The Challenge sought innovative technologies to support undersea communications and control of autonomous systems. BAE Systems Australia, L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Australia…
Defence has awarded a $5.7 million Counter Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) contract to Electro Optic Systems (EOS) Defence Systems to develop the R400 SLINGER CUAS capability under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA) Mission Syracuse. This contract brings total investment…
The US Navy has announced it will begin support activities for the Submarine Rotational Force‑West (SRF-West). US personnel will begin rotating to HMAS Stirling, in Western Australia, later this year. As part of this process, the USN will re-establish US Submarine…
Defence will get three second-hand Virginia-class Block IV submarines from the US Navy in about 2032, 2035 and 2038. And the RAN, US Navy and RN have signed an AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project agreement delivering common Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle…
Defence has appointed engineering consulting firm AECOM Australia to undertake site characterisation studies of the site, waters and surrounding environment at the defence precinct at Henderson, Western Australia. AECOM will carry out environmental and ground studies across Western Australia’s Cockburn…
Defence has selected Northrop Grumman Australia as its preferred industry partner and will invest an initial $126.9 million to establish Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) production in Australia. Solid rocket motors provide the propulsion required for most guided weapons, and are…
Defence will spend $2.3 billion over the coming decade establishing a second long-range fires regiment and equipping it with the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) and more M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HiMARS) launch vehicles. This is understood…