With a prime contract for JLTV likely to be awarded by mid-2014, Defence has the opportunity to compare the final JLTV winning vehicle with the Australian preferred MSA option.

Thales Australia will establish its new Australian headquarters at Homebush Bay in Western Sydney, announced NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Stoner.

SEWG meetings are to be co-chaired by the Director General Simulation and an Industry representative elected by SEWG members every two years or upon notice of resignation.

The Australian Army has taken delivery of the last of 16 new Australian-designed and manufactured fire trucks on budget and ahead of schedule

A five-year $25 million strategic research program between the CSIRO and Boeing will see new innovation in space sciences, advanced materials, energy and direct manufacturing.

The GFC forced austerity measures in many countries all around the world, directly impacting defence budgets.

The UK's new Joint Forces Command, is a major milestone in the MOD's Transforming Defence - the most significant program of Defence reform for a generation.

AeroVironment has unveiled a new miniature gimballed sensor payload on the battle-proven RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system.

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

With the launch this week of Intelsat's newest satellite, IS-22, the ADF will enjoy virtually limitless UHF satellite communications in the MEAO from the satellite's payload.

In addition to the UHF hosted payload Intelsat is also providing the ADF with a UHF Comms Monitoring System and an In-Orbit Testing system.

There's recently been a flurry of activity as Airbus has attempted to sell the virtues of its C-295 aircraft for the ADF's future battlefield airlifter.

The Washington Post reported this week that the US was eyeing the Cocos Islands, as ‘‘an ideal site not only for manned US surveillance aircraft but for Global Hawks".

On March 19, the French Navy commissioned the experimental patrol vessel L'Adroit, fitted with a significant number of technical innovations for a three-year trial period.

The Pentagon is asking Congress for new authority enabling a key defense agency to inspect or test critical items prior to the award of procurement contracts.

Russia has offered to help India build air-independent propulsion systems for installation in Amur 1650 class submarines and also to equip future possible joint Indian-Russian built vessels