Defence cooperation between Australia, Canada, the UK, and US has been further enhanced by the establishment of a formal partnership on combined space operations.

Canberra will join the Falcon Telescope Network, which will eventually number 12 telescopes, computer-linked to the US Air Force Academy's CSSAR.

Announcements are expected very shortly on moving forward the Sea 5000 Future Frigate (Anzac class replacement) program.

Cabinet is reportedly divided over how much power and resources the new national security agency, the Australian Border Force, should have.

Federal Parliament's Public Accounts and Audit Committee has tabled the report of its annual review of the DMO's Major Projects Report.

Defence is seeking information from industry regarding the provision of an organic Naval Unmanned Aerial System for the Adelaide class patrol boat.

Further to the publication of ADM's article on Land 400, 'The challenge with Land 400' German manufacturer FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau GmbH, read that article and advised that their 30 tonne FFG armoured combat vehicle incorporates their newly developed Protected Mission Module Carrier (PMMC G5) 'which suits the Land 400 combat vehicle capability'.

Students and teachers from local schools visited the Sir David Martin Mess at HMAS Penguin to experience a formal dinner within the traditions of the Royal Australian Navy.

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Austal USA was selected as prime contractor in November 2008 to design and build the first JHSV, with options for nine additional vessels expected to be exercised between FY09-13.

Four bidders were expected to have lodged formal offers to buy the UK's Defence Support Group by close of business on 23 May.

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Defence has confirmed that the three shortlisted consortia were informed earlier this year that the Request for Tender for the Domestic Munitions Manufacturing Arrangements Project had been suspended.

Reports indicate that Defence has prepared a submission to build a $40 billion super-frigate fleet to replace the Navy's FFH Anzac and FFG Adelaide class ships with a larger class of vessel using the same 6500t hull as the AWD.

Over the next two years HMA Ships Anzac, Warramunga, Parramatta and Toowoomba will either enter or exit the Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade and refit.

Defence has released an RFI seeking information from industry on Tactical Data Systems (TDS) that will eventually be acquired under JP Land 2072 Phase 3 (formerly JP2072/3).