Nowra-based defence company Mellori Solutions has unveiled Blue Jay Mobile, a portable and versatile Radio Frequency (RF) through-air testing and training system that the company says can simulate real-world electromagnetic conditions to better prepare operators for dynamic operational environments. Blue…
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have finalised the establishment of an export licence-free environment, which Defence says will unlock billions of dollars of investment and cutting red tape for Australian industry and its AUKUS partners. Delivering on…
Australian soldiers will be equipped with US company AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 precision loitering munition, providing a critical combat edge and adding to drone capabilities available to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), says the Department of Defence. The first Switchblade…
Melbourne-based AIM Defence has won a $4.9 million contract from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to build a world-first, deployable Directed Energy (DE) System, Fractal:2, for ongoing counter-drone testing and evaluation. AIM Defence expects Fractl:2 to be in the hands…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities on a Centauri-4 satellite as part of the Defence Space Command-funded ASCEND2LEO project. The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC and local company Safety from Space supported Fleet Space by adapting a…
So, Defence has published two long-awaited (and long overdue) documents – the Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) and its response to the Hilarides review of the RAN’s surface combatant fleet, Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet. You should read them together.…
The Australian Department of Defence has released a Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) that defines the strategic rationale for a sovereign defence industrial base and sets out pathways for maximising support for Australian industry and its critical contribution to national…
During the Indo Pacific 2023 International Maritime Expo in Sydney EX2 was briefed by Northrop Grumman Australia on Defence’s purchase of the MQ-4C Triton Uncrewed Air Vehicle (UAV). Gregor Ferguson If you’re going to field long-range weapons, it helps if…
More than 150 Australian and US military cyber experts have joined forces to battle simulated network attacks in Canberra In the first classified-level cyber exercise of its kind,. The ADF-hosted Exercise Cyber Sentinels involved participants battling, strategising and defending cyber…
KBR and QinetiQ have signed a teaming agreement to work collaboratively to deliver Test and Evaluation (T&E) services for the Australian Defence Force. Under the agreement KBR and QinetiQ will share skills and experiences to build on both companies’ respective…