Under a new strategic cooperation agreement, Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd are developing a new space object tracking site in Western Australia.

It is anticipated that high level research and development for future naval platforms such as the future submarines, future frigates and patrol boats will be among the beneficiaries of a new training centre for high level Navy engineers.

An issue of interest in regard to the Future Frigate program is that consideration may be given to providing them with air defence as well as enhanced ASMD capabilities, as was the original intention of the ANZAC Ship WIP.

At the SimTect show, CAE announced that it had recently demonstrated the networking and interoperability of C-130J training systems located at RAAF Base Richmond.

The third Mobile User Objective System satellite is on track for a January launch despite a delay due to a hardware deficiency discovered during thermal vacuum testing.

Defence has begun an assessment of damage sustained by the Armidale-class patrol craft HMAS Bundaberg, following a fire that broke out while the vessel was undergoing routine maintenance in Brisbane, Australia.

The RNZN's Otago-class offshore patrol vessels, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Wellington, have completed successful acceptance trials of the Typhoon naval gun system.

Twelve Australian defence innovators have been shortlisted for the inaugural Land Defence Australia Limited Industry Innovation Awards.

With Australia's new M777 A2 guns being stored around Australia, minimising maintenance and controlling corrosion becomes a key issue.

The NSW Government has made the decision to ban REA from supplying F1inSchools technology into schools.

Northrop Grumman Corporation, in partnership with the ASTA, is establishing the Northrop Grumman Science Teachers Project: supporting STEM educators who make a difference.

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QinetiQ reports that it has worked closely with the Royal Navy, against tight specification and time constraints, to develop and install specialist equipment to enable the move to mixed manning on submarines.

The US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Wide Area Surveillance UAS has proven its ability to operate with an expanded variety of intelligence exploitation ground stations and collect mission data in more places.

Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd have completed the delivery of the WARTHOG All-Terrain Vehicle in the GBP150 million Urgent Operational Requirement contract with the UK MoD.

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