Army is the big loser out of the Defence Strategic Review. So says much of the commentariat who point to the much reduced acquisition of Infantry Fighting Vehicles and cancellation of a second tranche of Self-Propelled Howitzers.

The government has announced it has given first-pass approval for the Land 200 Phase 3 Battlefield Command Systems project which intends to transform command and control of land forces into a modern networked system.

The Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA) has teamed with Pivot Maritime International as a core simulation partner on the Land 8710 Phase 1A Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M) program.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed an export deal worth $1 billion for Australian-made Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRVs) to be exported to Germany.

As part of a US Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale, Boeing received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Block I Chinooks for South Korea and one additional aircraft for Spain.

Gold Coast-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Seatransport is offering a version of its Stern Landing Vessel (SLV) for Army’s Land 8710 Phase 2 (Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel-Heavy) program.

Saab has received an order from the Department of Defence for the supply of additional Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons.

The government has announced it is investing nearly $700 million in Townsville to support the new AH-64E Apache helicopters, where they will be based from 2025.

Western Australia is set to host a key US and Australian exercise that will develop how the Australian Defence Force employs land-based precision long-range rocket artillery and maritime strike missiles.

Australian avionics and mission-critical electronics manufacturer Thomas Global Systems will supply Power Distribution Units and other electronics as part of Northrop Grumman’s rollout of its Integrated Battle Command System for the US Army.

Electro Optic Systems has opened its new R150 Remote Weapon System production line at its manufacturing facility in Canberra.

Under Plan ANZAC, signed between the New Zealand Army and Australian Army in April, the two forces will become more closely integrated than before. It will also help the NZ Army regenerate its capabilities in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NIOA Australia and New Zealand CEO Ben James has welcomed Defence’s decision to extend the Major Munitions Deed (MMD) by five years.

The Australian Army has successfully operated an autonomous truck convoy on a Victorian highway.

L3Harris Technologies has been announced as the successful tenderer for a $30 million contract with the Australian Defence Force to provide up to 80 robotic explosive ordnance disposal systems to safeguard ADF personnel.

The arrival of the first batch of New Zealand’s new Bushmaster NZ5.5 protected mobility vehicles (PMVs) will begin the process of further integration between the NZ and Australian armies.