Defence will invest $508 million in the construction of new explosive ordnance storage and the redevelopment of base facilities at Orchard Hills in Western Sydney. The investment, part of the $21 billion Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan, supports…
Norwegian company Kongsberg has completed acceptance testing and delivery of the first HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and US Navy. The company’s Large Diameter Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LDUUV) was delivered only one year…
Defence has confirmed the widely reported down-select of two shipbuilders, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), to progress designs for Australia’s future general purpose frigates, worth up to $10 billion, under Project SEA3000. Defence will…
The RAAF will acquire the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to arm its F-35A Lightning IIs from 2025 under a contract worth $142 million. The JSM is designed to fit into the aircraft’s internal weapons bay, preserving its stealth characteristics. With…
The Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class destroyer, HMAS Sydney, has conducted a successful firing of the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM), Navy’s replacement for the ageing Harpoon weapon system. The firing was conducted during Exercise RIMPAC 2024, being hosted by the United States…
The Australian Army has conducted its first live-fire of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) at the Woomera test range in South Australia. The firing by the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, demonstrates the modernisation of Army’s…
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…
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a $67 million contract with Hanwha Defense Australia to provide the CORTEX Integrated Combat Solution (ICS) and Odin Fire Control System for the Australian Army’s AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers. The Australian Army is procuring…