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News Review: Australian and Austrian expertise for global push | ADM March 2012

Thales Australia and Steyr Mannlicher have signed an agreement to cooperate on global market opportunities. Steyr Mannlicher is the original designer of the Australian Defence Force’s F88 assault rifle, which was manufactured and subsequently developed further by Thales Australia. Premium

air »

News Review: The fate or the Battlefield Airlifter | ADM April 2012

L-3 Communications and Alenia Aermacchi, announced that the companies are committed to meeting the needs of the Commonwealth of Australia with the C-27J Spartan medium airlifter. Premium

jsf »

News Review: SME wins on JSF | ADM February 2012

Six Australian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have been awarded initial contracts to produce specialised components for the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program. Premium

c4i »

News Review: Hermes in South America | ADM February 2012

Elbit Systems Ltd. have been awarded a contract, valued at approximately US$50 million, to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of a country in the Americas. Premium

defence policy »

Defence Business: What’s on the skilling horizon? | ADM March 2012

At Pacific 2012, Skills Australia released a Discussion Paper as the first part of their work on a Defence Industry Workforce Strategy. Now it’s time for industry to have their say. Premium

defence budget »

Budget 2011: Force 2030 face perfect storm | ADM June 2011

Slashed and burned. Not only did this year’s Federal budget defer $2.4 billion of investment to beyond 2014, but the government clawed back $3.9 billion that had been promised in the 2009 White Paper from across the forthcoming decade. Premium

simulation »

CAE announces Pro Line 21 training in Australia

CAE will set up a new 5000 Series full-flight simulator in Melbourne in next year.
CAE announced that it will deploy a new CAE 5000 Series full-flight simulator (FFS) in Melbourne in the first half of 2012 for training pilots and maintenance technicians. Premium

sea »

Sea Power: Creating a collaborative maintenance environment | ADM April 2012

Given the importance of effective integrated information management systems highlighted in the Rizzo Report, Babcock strategic development director Ken Grove looks at how this need could be addressed, and the benefits to be gained. Premium

joint »

Land Force: Project JP2110 - clearing the air | ADM March 2012

The reported willingness of terrorists and rogue states to embrace Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear means of warfare have concerned the militaries of the world for some time and ongoing Australian deployments overseas has focussed local attention on defence against such threats. Premium

submarines »

Future Submarine debate continues

HMAS Collins entering Sydney Harbour.
ASPI has once again waded into the debate over the Future Submarine opening its latest paper "Mind the Gap: Getting Serious about Submarines"

cyber »

Defence Business: The DIE is cast | ADM March 2012

Defence took a big step forward to revamp its computer applications and access to its networks with the announcement of a major five-year contract with IBM in December 2011. Premium

defence industry »

Defence Business: ADM/DMO Awards 2011 - Good people doing good work | ADM April 2012

It can be all too easy to think about the failures and problems in Defence procurement. But there are thousands of people both in Government and Industry working hard to deliver capability and support to the ADF on time and on budget. Our awards aim to recognise such people and projects. Premium

adm editorials »

A View from Canberra: Addressing the sub gap | ADM April 2012

Some time, perhaps in the 2030s, Australia could well encounter a submarine capability gap, with insufficient submarines available for operations as older Collins boats retire at the end of their life and new submarines enter service. Premium

international »

Boeing receives LRIP award for seven more P-8A MPA's

The Boeing P-8A Poseidon will replace the US Navy’s fleet of P-3 aircraft.
Boeing on November 3 received a $1.7 billion low-rate initial production (LRIP) award from the US Navy for seven additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft. Premium