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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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