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Guided munition for Shadow 200

While the Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) provides support through its intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition capabilities, it lacks a strike capability.

Testing of air defence missile systems as part of the Olympic Games security plan began May 3 at sites across London.

The US Army is preparing to conduct an operational assessment on a small number of non-developmental vehicles that could serve as alternatives to its Ground Combat Vehicle program.

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Next Galileo satellite launches

The European Commission has announced the launch date of the next pair of ESA-procured Galileo satellites.

SeeByte, a leader in smart software technology for unmanned systems, has announced that an order for fifteen software licences of SeeTrack Military has been confirmed through EdgeTech.

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Fourth Dolphin class sub for Israel

Last week, Israel assumed control of a fourth Dolphin-class submarine, which was handed over following the acquisition and development process led by the Ministry of Defense and the Israeli Navy.

The latest round of Australian and New Zealand Defence Tenders have been released and can be downloaded as a PDF here.

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Defence Pre-Budget announcements

The government has finally decided to cancel the self propelled element of Land 17. The contenders of Raytheon/Samsung Techwin with the K-9 and the KMW PzH2000 have been put out of their misery.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the Government would provide $214 million for the next stage of the Future Submarine Project.

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New submarine go to man

Secretary of the Department of Defence, Duncan Lewis, has recommended that a senior Defence position be dedicated to focusing exclusively on the oversight of all existing and future materiel-related submarine activities in the Department of Defence.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today released the final report of the Defence Force Posture Review.

Sydney’s new Aerospace and Defence Interest Group (SADIG) was jointly launched on April 30 by Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare and Deputy NSW Premier Andrew Stoner.

ManpowerGroup has announced a new contract, worth at least $400 million over five years, for Recruiting Services to the Australian Defence Force.

Hawker Pacific has won a four year contract to support and operate Defence Science and Technology Organisation Beech 1900C Defence Experimentation Airborne Platform aircraft.

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Scaled-down CEA-FAR for land use?

Long aware of the scalability of CEA Technologies' phased array radar the company's CEO Rob Forbes, was asked whether consideration had been given to the development of portable PAR systems for land operation.

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Defence cuts in the offing?

During a door stop interview with media last week at HMAS Stirling, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Defence had to expect to make a contribution to the return of the Budget to surplus.