Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia has signed a Teaming Agreement with Avalon Airport Australia in Geelong to lease a facility, owned by the Airport, to store essential equipment required for the domestic assembly of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) munitions. This…
The US Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) deployed a Typhon missile launcher Mid-Range Capability (MRC) to Australia and conducted an SM-6 live fire in July, successfully sinking a maritime target in support of EX Talisman Sabre 25. This was…
Defence has released an Invitation to Register (ITR) Interest in fuze development and manufacture. It is seeking a lead industry partner (together with their SME network and supply chain) to undertake Australian domestic prototype design, development and manufacture of two types…
The Australian Army has taken delivery of its first two of a planned 42 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HiMARS) launcher vehicles, less than two years after the purchase was announced. Defence will spend $1.6 billion to equip the Army’s…
Australia will manufacture guided missiles and 155mm artillery shells in-country from 2025, with Australia and the United States signing two memoranda of understanding. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Co-Assembly agreement enables the assembly of a first batch of munitions in…
Melbourne-based AW Bell has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to progress production verification activities for the manufacture of canards - small aerofoils that act as control surfaces - for GMLRS munitions. This activity is part of a demonstration program…
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…
Lockheed Martin Australia, in partnership with Thales Australia, has conducted the successful test detonation of four locally designed warheads at the government-owned Mulwala munitions facility in NSW. It’s understood that these included Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, relevant…
The Australian Department of Defence is investing an initial $22 million in a sovereign rocket motor construction program to support its Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) program to build long-range missiles in Australia. Defence has also announced it will…
Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia and Sydney based Thales Australia have signed a Teaming Agreement to explore opportunities to advance the development and production of Solid Rocket Motors (SRM) for the Australian market. The purpose of the agreement is to collaborate,…