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DCNS will propose a conventionally powered submarine – named the Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A – as its pre-concept design for Australia’s future submarine Competitive Evaluation Process (CEP).

The Senate Standing Committee on Economics has released its third Report on the Future of Australia's Shipbuilding Industry – and it's no surprise it has been scathing in its criticism of the government's performance.

Lockheed Martin and Textron have been cited as the final possible bidders for the Sikorsky helicopter business.

The ADF requires contracted support to meet its Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) outputs at multiple locations around Australia.

In response to questions on notice from Senate Estimates last month, Defence has released the following statement about the costs associated with the two new C-17s.

Telstra has topped the list of companies being paid by the Australian Department of Defence for IT services and contracts, according to a list published by the agency.

The Indian Air Force may have only been allowed 36 of the 126 Dassault Rafale multi-role aircraft it originally requested, but even that number will cause a sigh of relief from air force planners keen to retire ageing MiG aircraft.

In the lead up to Army’s second Innovation Day, scheduled for October 14 at Canberra’s ADFA campus, ADM spoke to the coordinator of last year’s event to understand what this Army initiative is about.

You may have noticed this week that NZ has received its final medium/heavy truck from Rheinmetall?

The RFT response deadline for Land 400 has been pushed back for a second time. The tender response is now due on September 3.

As an update to our story on the Second pass Approval for the F88 rifle (insert link), Julian Kerr confirmed with industry sources that an undisclosed number of grenade launchers will be included in the Thales contract.

In May this year American company Rockwell Collins selected the Australian Tectonica Bantam power management system for its FireStorm integrated targeting system.

Optus has signed an extension to the Optus C1 satellite services contract with the Australian Department of Defence, extending its current relationship in delivering managed professional satellite services to the Department until 2020.

The Department of Defence has extended Aspen Medical’s contract to deliver the ‘Care of Battle Casualties’ training course to all Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deploying to the Middle East until 31 December 2016.