04 Oct 2012

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.225 of 4 October 2012 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here. Premium

04 Oct 2012

For counter-fire operations against insurgents in Afghanistan, 80mm airburst mortar rounds may be called in by Australian Joint Fires Observers, usually operating in teams of two to 'keep heads down' and only used away from housing or villages. Premium

04 Oct 2012

Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare announced recently that two new Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar Giraffe radars had been delivered and were currently in operation in Afghanistan. Premium

04 Oct 2012

Logos Technologies has been awarded $111.8 million by Naval Air Systems Command to develop an additional 22 Kestrel wide-area persistent surveillance systems to support US forces in the field. Premium

04 Oct 2012

A summary of the latest news and views in the defence industry, locally and overseas. Check out our webpage for daily news updates on the ADM home page and make sure you bookmark/RSS this for a regular visit. Premium

04 Oct 2012

UK-based science and technology group QinetiQ has been awarded a contract by the UK MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to manage a four-year ISTAR ICS program. Premium

04 Oct 2012

The Pentagon's acquisition chief recently approved the Army's Warfighter Information Network Tactical Increment 2 battlefield communications system for a third lot of low-rate initial production, but only under the condition that contractor General Dynamics C4 Systems correct certain "deficiencies" in its performance. Premium

04 Oct 2012

According to Inside Defense, the Pentagon next month will begin publicly exploring ways to open up select portions of the Joint Strike Fighter program to competition. Premium

04 Oct 2012

An "aggressive" Pentagon analytical effort to identify critical and fragile niches in the defence industrial base has turned up several areas of concern for senior military acquisition officials, who have developed plans to intervene if necessary, according to a new government report. Premium

04 Oct 2012

While the military fighter aircraft market is set for a period of great activity over the coming decade there are concerns in the US that unless planning for the next generation fighter begins in the 'near term' the US could lose its current technological advantage over European manufacturers. Premium