Defence cancels JP9102, ‘reprioritises’ SATCOMS capability
Defence has cancelled Joint Project 9102 Ph.1, the $6.9 billion Australian Defence Satellite Communications System which it awarded in April last year to Lockheed Martin Australia. It hasn’t said what might replace the capability, nor when it might enter service. As reported at the time in EX2, JP9102 was intended to provide the ADF with…
Defence publishes GWEO plan, commits to GMLRS and M795 manufacture
The Australian Department of Defence has unveiled its blueprint to rapidly deliver missile manufacturing in Australia and accelerate the acquisition of long‑range strike over the next decade. It has also committed to local manufacture of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) and the 155mm M795 artillery round. The 2024 Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive…
Red Cat to supply FlightWave Edge 130 Blue systems to RAN
Puerto Rican drone technology company Red Cat Holdings Inc has announced a new contract and order for 12 of FlightWave Edge 130 Blue medium reconnaissance system from the Royal Australian Navy. The contract was secured through Canberra-based Criterion Solutions Pty Ltd, an Australian-based distributor of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Information Technology (ISR IT) solutions. FlightWave…
EX Autonomous Warrior becomes AUKUS Maritime Big Play
AUKUS partners have cooperated in the first large-scale demonstration of advanced autonomous capabilities during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 in Jervis Bay, NSW. Exercise Autonomous Warrior is the first Australian-based exercise under the AUKUS Pillar II Maritime Big Play initiative – a series of classified, integrated trilateral experiments and exercises aimed at enhancing advanced capability development,…
AAUS and ACUO unite to strengthen Australia’s Uncrewed Systems Industry
The Melbourne-based Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems (AAUS) and the Australian Certified UAV Operators (ACUO) will unite under a single banner to better represent and advocate for Australia’s uncrewed systems sector. AAUS will serve as the peak body for the uncrewed systems industry, while ACUO, after years of valuable contributions, will formally cease operations. This…
1st Armoured Regiment to trial revised electric Bushmaster
Defence industry magazine ADM reports that the Australian Army’s 1st Armoured Regiment will trial a modified version of Newcastle-based 3ME’s electrically propelled Bushmaster ePMV in its new role as an experimental unit. Army unveiled the ePMV, powered by a 113-kilowatt-hour battery, at the 2022 Chief of Army Symposium in Adelaide. The design’s key benefits, touted at the…
