Ultra Electronics Australia has won a US$2 million export contract to manufacture personal Counter - Improvised Explosive Devices for the US Defense.

HMAS Perth has completed an advanced air warfare weapons event during RIMPAC 2012, when it joined HMAS Darwin in a six-ship formation with Canadian and US ships to conduct a coordinated 'defence' of the group against multiple target drones that flew realistic profiles against the ships.

The Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) is an international co-operative upgrade of the RIM-7 Seasparrow Missile.

ADM understands that Thales Australia has continued to improve Bushmaster PMV strengthening, especially to front and rear compartments while Stratos Seating says that with the constant threat of roadside IEDs, ensuring that soldiers are safe within the vehicles is paramount.

The Australian Army's fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters has returned to regular training activities following the lifting of a temporary suspension which began June 2012.

This ASPI strategy report by Rod Lyon, is a new assessment of the rise of Asia and its impact on Australian strategic policy.

This ASPI policy analysis paper by Mark Thomson considers fiscal and economic arguments and concludes that spurious arguments about the 'affordability' of defence spending should not be allowed to skew the long-term plans for Australia's defence.

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Babcock has delivered the weapons handling equipment for the first of class, new Spanish S-80 submarine under construction at Navantia's Cartagena shipyard, marking a significant milestone in the project.

US Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has announced that Luke AFB has been chosen as the location of the US Air Force's F-35A Lightning II pilot training center.

UK Ministry of Defence scientists are inviting UK industry and academia to showcase their innovative ideas for detecting improvised explosive devices.

Further to British interest in new counter IED concepts the US Government Accountability Office has identified 1,340 potential, separate C-IED initiatives funded from FY2008 through the first quarter of FY2012.

InsideDefense reports that one of the most unshakable Pentagon acquisition narratives to emerge from the past decade is the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles which is said to have been well worth the US$40 billion investment.

Engineering study contracts for Increment 3 of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft have been awarded to four contractors already involved in the P-8 program, in a move that has drawn criticism from industry who feel the program's promise to open up competition for work on the aircraft hasn’t occurred.

Unmanned tactical wheeled vehicles that have the potential to serve as a force multiplier and reduce soldiers' exposure to lethal attacks continue to come closer to reality.

The US Navy and Raytheon Missile Systems are advancing plans to develop a maritime interdiction modification package for the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile to meet an urgent USN requirement for a so-called Interim Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare missile.