The US Army is eying a new program aimed at fielding miniature attack drones and has asked companies what they have to offer to that end.

Daniel Goure of the Lexington Institute lauds the successful Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System.

US Air Force officials have begun their F-35A Lightning II Operational Utility Evaluation.

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As ADM's newsletter closed for press last week, the Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade committee released the final copy of its report into the Defence procurement of major capital equipment.

A winged version of the Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition that will triple the weapon's glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to production after completing wind tunnel tests at a US facility in June.

First-in-class Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Spearhead successfully completed Acceptance Trials on August 17, 2012, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Earlier this year BAE Systems Australia completed a two-year project to barcode the ADF's 1 million-plus inventory items three months ahead of schedule and under budget.

Australia-Indonesia search and rescue coordination have been strengthened following a high level meeting between Ministers from both countries in Jakarta this week.

Another milestone in the upgrade of the Ohakea air base of the NZ Defence Force was reached today with the Defence Minister Dr Coleman opening the new NZ$43 million aircraft maintenance workshop.

A significant milestone has been passed in the NZ Defence Force's P-3K2 Orion Introduction Into Service process. On 17 August the first Transition Course sortie was flown.

JDW reports that the UK has set out plans to recapitalise its naval fire support capability through the acquisition of a new Maritime Indirect Fire System to equip the Royal Navy's (future) Type 26 Global Combat Ship.

Thales has released the Australian Encryption Trends Study. This is the only annual report that focuses on the use of encryption in Australia.

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Duncan, the sixth and final Type-45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has set sail from the company's Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her first stage of sea trials off the west coast of Scotland.

Thales Raytheon Systems has been awarded a US$44.9 million contract by the US Army to upgrade the Receiver Exciter in the Improved AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar.