BMT has announced its latest contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).

SeeByte have announced that the Predator ROV will now be fully integrated with SeeByte's market-leading SeeTrack CoPilot software.

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The final keel block for the future Air Warfare Destroyer, Hobart, has been successfully lifted into place by the AWD Alliance in Adelaide.

The past week in politics has been turbulent to say the least. Both Defence stalwarts on the Labor side of the house, Defence Minister Stephen Smith and former Defence Materiel Minister Greg Combet, will not be standing at the next election.

In a statement to Parliament last week Defence Minister Stephen Smith described the general purpose and functions of the Australian-based defence facilities operated jointly with the US, and the Full Knowledge and Concurrence principles under which they operate.

The US Navy's Lockheed Martin-built second mobile user objective system (MUOS) satellite is due for launch aboard the Atlas V launch vehicle July 19, 2013.

Watpac Construction Pty Ltd has been awarded the head contract for Defence's Base Infrastructure Works project.

While the US Army and the USMC bicker over the future of the JLTV program, further to our June 20 report on Oshkosh's JLTV demo, we now learn that of the two other JLTV EMD phase contenders, AM General has completed integration trials while Lockheed Martin has completed production of their final vehicle for the US Army and Marine Corps' multi-billion dollar JLTV program.

Supacat has signed a MoU with Navistar Defence to deliver collaborative future support to the UK Ministry of Defence's protected mobility vehicle fleet at the recent Defence Vehicle Dynamics 2013 exhibition in Bedford, UK.

The AIDN National Committee met late last month to discuss concerns for the future prospects of the Australian defence industry.

The CSIRO and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), have signed a Strategic Relationship Agreement aimed at high-impact research priorities.

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Kongsberg has received two orders with a total value of AUD$34.2million for deliveries of rudders and vertical leading edges and centre fuselage parts for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, the Littoral Combat Ship program has become controversial due to cost growth, design and construction issues.

Raytheon has introduced its upgraded 155mm Excalibur extended-range global positioning system guided projectile, as part of its internally funded program for enhancing Excalibur's ability to combat against swarming boat threats.