The US Army and the ADF have jointly launched a new logistics tracking system in an effort to enhance logistical interoperability between the two countries.

Lynwen Connick from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has been confirmed to speak at ADM's fourth annual Cyber Security Summit.

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The US Air Force has yet to settle on a time line for basing F-35A aircraft in the Pacific theatre but a congressional delegation expects an announcement in the next several months.

The US Navy Times has reported the effort to re-evaluate the Navy's small surface combatant program is underway under the direction of a new SSCTF.

The US Navy is actively looking at a common combat system for the two variants of the Littoral Combat Ship.

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Following direction from the Swedish government to investigate the feasibility of developing a submarine capability, SAAB is looking at synergies with Australia's Sea 1000 Future Submarine program.

In his opening address at the Biennial RAAF Air Power Conference, the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, launched the latest version of Air Force's Capstone doctrine.

Major defence contractors attended a special industry briefing on Geelong's Land 400 bid to learn more about the bid and Geelong's capability to deliver the project.

We were somewhat mystified by the report in this week's ADM Headlines regarding the purchase of a Supacat Multi-purpose Vessel 24 by James Fisher Marine Services.

The pilot training systems offered by teams led by BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Australia each feature somewhat similar training aircraft, the Beechcraft T-6C Texan based on a modified PC-9 and the latest Pilatus PC-21.

Last week we learned that Lockheed Martin Australia and Pilatus Aircraft, supported by Hawker Pacific, had jointly launched a bid to provide a new pilot training system for the ADF.

Calls for proposals in DSTO's CTD programs have provided fascinating insights into those technologies that may provide capability advantages for Defence and allow industry to position itself to provide in-service capabilities and through-life-support.

According to Comtech Systems, advances are continuing to be made in tropo technology, particularly with high power solid state amplifiers which now operate at up to 2 kilowatts transmitted power in the 4.4-5 GHz band.

QinetiQ Australia has launched an internship program that gives university students the opportunity to learn from engineers and consultants solving today's most complex problems for the ADF.