The vehicles will be fitted with the Multi-Spectral Surveillance Suite (MSSS) and comprise surveillance, navigation, targeting and communications subsystems.

Alenia Aermacchi and ATK are to shortly begin airborne trials of the Mk44 Bushmaster 30 mm automatic cannon aboard the concept MC-27J Spartan gunship.

Incorporating BAE Systems Australia past acquisitions including Stratsec and Norkom, Detica's cyber security, financial crime and intelligence businesses will now operate as one organisation

Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. has completed its acquisition of VR Solutions Pty Ltd (Australia) and VR Solutions (India) Private Limited.

Early bird registrations for ADM2013 close at the end of the month.

A research program entitled Communications and Cross-Cutting Electronic Surveillance (CCCES) will investigate novel technologies and techniques in support of future UK MOD Electronic Surveillance procurements.

US firm TrackingPoint Inc says their tracking scopes will allow unskilled snipers to accurately hit long-range targets.

A UK Ministry of Defence service inquiry into the crash of an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle exposes some serious shortcomings in the British Army's training regime.

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator has taken yet another step towards unmanned aircraft operating amongst piloted aircraft on a carrier deck with its first ever catapult launch.

The European designed nEUROn Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator successfully completed its maiden flight on 1 December.

QinetiQ have been awarded an 18-month extension to its Distributed Synthetic Air Land Training (DSALT) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence.

The initial two Eurocopter EC725 helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force were formally presented on December 4 during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.

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Canada has developed a Joint Fire Support (JFS) system partnership with Australia with Australia establishing a Joint Fires Battlelab capability at Enoggera.

GE Marine has delivered two LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines to ASC, in support of the Royal Australian Navy's third Hobart-class Air Warfare Destroyer, HMAS Sydney.

In April 2011, the Government announced that Defence would open up all roles in the ADF to women, including combat roles, on the basis that determination for suitability for roles in the ADF is to be based on physical and intellectual ability, not gender.