IN DETAIL: Defence’s new Innovation, Science & Technology Strategy
Unless you actually read it properly, it’s easy to dismiss Defence’s new Innovation Science and Technology strategy as a DSTG-only thing, and therefore of only marginal relevance to the ‘real world’. Read the Strategy carefully – it’s a genuine whole-of-Defence document and it marks the start of a permanent change process. Gregor Ferguson At the…
US clears export of AARGM to Australia
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $405 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale. The Australian Department of Defence announced…
SWIFT demonstration showcases Lockheed Martin and Altera collaboration on EW and microelectronics
Lockheed Martin and Altera, an Intel Company, have completed a successful flight demonstration of the former’s 12th Generation Electronic Warfare (Gen12) transceiver utilizing Altera’s Agilex™ 9 Direct RF FPGA (Multi-Chip Package, MCP-2). The project, coined SWIFT (SHIP-enabled Wideband Transceiver Integrated Flight Test) by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD-R&E),…
Gilmour Space completes dress rehearsal ahead of first test flight
Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space has successfully completed a major ‘wet’ dress rehearsal at the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, marking a key milestone towards the launch of the country’s first Australian-made orbital rocket later this year. During the test, the company’s Eris 1 rocket was safely loaded with propellant and all launch procedures were…
BAE Systems to move corporate HQ into Lot Fourteen
Adelaide-based BAE Systems Australia has announced it will establish its head office in the city’s Lot Fourteen innovation district. The company, which is Australia’s biggest defence company, will move into Lot Fourteen alongside more than 160 other innovation and technology-focused companies, and Commonwealth and State Government- funded agencies specialising in defence, space, critical technologies, and…
Sirius Space Services to launch from Arnhem Space Centre from 2026
South Australian-headquartered Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has signed a deal with leading French rocket company Sirius Space Services to launch orbital rockets from Australia’s Arnhem Space Centre, starting in 2026. The multi-year, multi-launch contract, announced at World Space Business Week in Paris, will see Sirius become a resident launcher at the East Arnhem Land spaceport,…
