Australia to buy 58 Joint Strike Fighters
Australia will buy 58 more Lockheed Martin F-35A JSF at a cost of more than $12 billion after the Federal Government recently gave the go ahead for the purchase.
Northrop Grumman, the University of Sydney sign MoU
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the University of Sydney have signed a MoU to work together to explore areas of common interest in providing educational, research initiatives and training programs that build local capacity across various sectors in Australia.![The acquisition of the VLS modules was made by the Commonwealth of Australia, through the United States Foreign Military Sales program. [Photo: AWD Alliance]](http://res.cloudinary.com/yaffa-publishing/image/upload/v1398213294/1%20Air%20Warfare_thumb_162D9430-CA7F-11E3-BC3F005056A302E6.jpg?source=%2Fimages%2FdmImage%2FThumbnailImage%2F1%20Air%20Warfare%5Fthumb%2EJPG "AWD")
Vertical Launch System installed in AWD01
Six strike-length missile modules for the Hobart Class Vertical Launch System were this week installed into Ship 1 Hobart, marking a significant Combat System load out achievement for the AWD project. Premium
Future Land Force Conference: call for papers
The DSTO Future Land Force Conference is an inaugural event that focuses on the application of science and technology for transforming the land force of the future.
F-35 Lightning II to make maiden British flight
The F-35 Lightning II aircraft will fly in Britain for the first time this July, the British Defence Secretary has announced.
ASPI launches cyber report
The Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull was on hand last week to help ASPI's International Cyber Policy Centre launch its inaugural Cyber Maturity in the Asia-Pacific 2014 report and interactive map. Premiumdefence week 296 »
Defence Week Premium 296 PDF versions
The full version of Defence Week Premium no.296 of 17 April 2014 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here. more »
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Defence Business: Army training - From Afghanistan to the sea | ADM February 2014
With the ADF’s combat role in Afghanistan at an end and Army’s force preparation now focused on contingencies rather than current operations, fresh emphasis has been placed on the development of amphibious capability. Premium
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Pacific: RAN ships: Build it and they will come | ADM October 2013
Over the coming two decades, Navy and the DMO have an impressive shipbuilding task ahead of them. At a glance the list is patrol boats, Future Frigates, oilers and replenishment, landing craft, submarines and a possible OCV type vessel. Works for each of these programs are at different stages but there is still much to be done on all fronts. Premium
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Sea Power: Poseidon's challenge - replacing the AP-3C | ADM March 2014
Over the remainder of this decade, Australia’s Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orions will begin to be replaced by a mix of manned and unmanned platforms under the umbrella of Project Air 7000, but the transition needs to be carefully managed to ensure no shortfall in maritime ISR capability. Premium
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EW: Defence seeks counter-GBAD trainer for aircrew | ADM May 2013
Under JP 3021’s first phase Defence plans to acquire a mobile threat emitter system to provide aircrew with EW training and mission rehearsal exercises against ground-based air defence (GBAD) systems. So far Australian aircrew have had to rely on the use of overseas EW ranges on an ad-hoc basis during Red Flag and similar exercises. Premium
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The Land Warfare 2014 edition of ADM's magazine covers a wide range of land related articles including the challenges facing Land 400, DMMA and ATK, Hawkei nearing RFT and much more.
Also, ADM’s Phillip Smart speaks with Boeing Australia and South Pacific president Ian Thomas about the issues that face Boeing Australia.
