Saab Systems’ new teaming agreement with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyard on the Netherlands Walrus class replacement program may provide opportunities on a new Australian submarine, according to Saab Systems in Australia.

For the Australian defence industry, the British industry’s statistics are eye-watering in comparison.

Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) may contract a small unmanned aerial system (UAS) for use in emergencies

The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for M88A2 Hercules Heavy Recovery Vehicles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of US$47 million.

Pentagon testers have found that Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototypes are slow to deploy from ship to shore and, therefore, leaves US Marine Corps (USMC) units “vulnerable to threats”.

In a nation with less than five million people the incentive to optimise every industry that employs citizens is apparent, and immediate.

The remediation of Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program achieved a major milestone in late December, with the singing of an agreement aimed at restructuring the existing through life support contract.

A walk around a Joint Strike Fighter will reveal at least two physical characteristics that set it apart from earlier aircraft.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.333 of 29 January 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.332 of 22 January 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

Steve Richards has replaced Greg Hodge as Managing Director of Serco Defence.

In January 2007 Australia entered an 18-month, $15 million cooperative agreement with the US Navy, to participate in the pre-system development and demonstration (SDD) processes of the BAMS MUAS program.

With the value and operating costs of military platforms ever climbing, the ability to flight-test equipment and systems without taking an airframe off-line is becoming increasingly attractive.

Japan has selected E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft and the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system, both Northrop Grumman platforms, as part of their ISR program.

In Australia, the timing and content of the Defence White Paper, the blueprint for our nation’s strategic defence needs and the materiel that will be procured to fulfil them, has always been somewhat at the whim of the incumbent government.

Raytheon managing director Michael Ward has weighed in on the Future Submarine debate with a blog on ASPI’s The Strategist