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One of the Pentagon's top logisticians suggested this week that Lockheed Martin prime contractor JSF program, might have a leg up in competing for a contract to sustain the F-35 fighter fleet, arguing that traditionally original equipment manufacturers tend to have the competitive edge.

While former US SecDef Robert Gates saw competition as a major source of productivity in the defense industry, as it is in commercial industry, and former UnderSec Ashton Carter saw real competition as the single most powerful tool available to the Department to drive productivity, a recent analysis by Todd Harrison, reported on the CSBA website, suggests that this is not always the case.

Four US defense companies have spelled out for the Pentagon the technical details they would need to produce an American version of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, designed and built by the Israeli government and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems with funding from Washington.

The US Army's Ground Combat Vehicle development is poised to be hit by massive budget cuts that could radically transform it from one of the service's most prized modernization efforts to an endangered program, Inside the Army has learned.

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the capability to engage unmanned aircraft and small-calibre rockets using a portable, ground-based military laser system.

A new Pentagon report finds espionage targeting sensitive US military technology and defense industry trade secrets grew more persistent, pervasive and insidious over the last year and included increased attempts to acquire radiation-hardened microelectronics.

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UK: MoD bears brunt of budget cuts...

The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) spending was hit harder than all other UK government departments by funding reductions announced on 5 December in the 'Autumn Statement' of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.

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Earlier this year Danish firm Invisio Communications received an additional order from Australian Defence, arranged through Defcon Technologies, for INVISIO M3 headsets.

The modern soldier is now being fitted with communications and sensing systems that can improve their mobility and their awareness of the environment.

CAE has won a contract from the US Navy to develop two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) for the RAN under a foreign military sale program and a contract from the ADF to provide King Air 350 simulator services.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully delivered the trial proof of concept for an automated biometric information system (ABIS) for the Australian Department of Defence.

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Deakin Uni's counter-IED work

Deakin University's Centre for Intelligent Systems Research (CISR) say they have been working on next-generation technology to combat the threat.

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The ADF's cunning anti-armour rounds

Anti-armour shells are set to return to the Australian gun-line after a successful test firing of new artillery rounds.

With the delivery of 14 ASLAV surveillance variants (ASLAV-S) scheduled for next year (2013), surveillance operations under Plan Beersheba will have more eyes and ears.