Further to the above, in an era of increasing focus upon concepts such as hybrid warfare, insurgency and 'low intensity conflict', asymmetry is often seen as a means employed by conventionally weak actors against traditional military powers.

The Chief of Army's Exercise 2014 is an invitation only event to be held in Brisbane on 22-23 September 2014.

The UK could remove the GWS60/Harpoon Block 1C anti-ship missile from RN service as early as 2018, the MoD has disclosed.

Some 800 ADF personnel from all three services took part in RIMPAC 2014 and are now on their way home.

While an amphibious capability offers increased flexibility in its ability to concurrently influence affairs ashore across multiple islands without necessarily a commitment to land operations, the use of coastal, riverine and reef enclosed waters for resupply and tactical manoeuvre by an adversary must be countered by an equally agile maritime force.

Assistant Minister for Defence Stuart Robert and Federal Member for Bass Andrew Nikolic have visited Defence and research establishments in Northern Tasmania to gain a better insight into the significant work undertaken to support the ADF.

TLISC is partnering with the ISS Institute to offer two international Fellowships in the amount of $12,500 each.

In April 2014 it was announced that the government was developing a new Defence White Paper, to be released in 2015.

Aerosafe Risk Management have appointed Andrew Harmer as the company's vice president Defence.

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No doubt of particular interest to our Austal friends, US congressional investigators are recommending the Pentagon's acquisition executive to set three new criteria for the Navy to meet before soliciting bids for additional vessels in fiscal year 2016.

The KOR-24A Wideband STT co-developed by ViaSat and Harris Corporation has been certified by NSA and is ready for delivery to US and international military customers.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.311 of 31 July 2014 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

In his opening address to the Defence & Industry conference in Adelaide on July 29, Defence Minister David Johnston outlined the Abbott government’s plans for Australia’s naval shipbuilding capability.

The first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for the RAAF were formally rolled out during a ceremony at the historic US Air Force Plant No.4 in Fort Worth Texas on July 24.

The White Paper Defence Issues Paper includes a number of questions on defence industry for consideration including which industrial capabilities must be located in Australia.