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Australia Unveils $3.8 Billion Fund to Boost Foreign Arms Exports
2018-01-30 Read More...
The Australian government will establish a $3.8 billion fund that will offer loans to local arms manufacturers in a push to rapidly grow Australia’s defense export industry, SBS News

MBDA, Safran Partner in MMP Offering for Australia
2017-11-09 Read More...
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense announced their global strategic partnership which will play a key role in response to the Commonwealth of Australia’s Defence Industry Policy Statement to support the development of Australian sovereign

MBDA Signs MoUs with Five Australian Companies
2017-10-04 Read More...
MBDA announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with five Australian companies as part of its strategy to transfer the manufacture of its MMP missile system to Australia if it is selected for the $20bn LAND 400

Airborne LINX Certified on Large Helicopters
2017-04-14 Read More...
Airborne Technologies (Austria) has proven that their Airborne LINX integration solution is perfectly suitable for Large

Australia Selects Raytheon’s Missile Defense System
2017-04-12 Read More...
The Australian government announced first pass approval for the LAND 19 Phase 7B project as the first piece of the land-based Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD)

Australian Navy to Get Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® UAS
2017-02-10 Read More...
The Royal Australian Navy awarded to Schiebel a contract for the supply of its CAMCOPTER® S-100 System and three years of follow-on Contractor Logistics

Thales to Upgrade Collins Submarine Sonar Systems
2016-11-24 Read More...
Thales has signed a design and pre-production contract to upgrade Australia’s Collins class submarine sonar systems, enhancing their capability to outperform the most advanced underwater threats in an increasingly complex

Airbus Helicopters Delivers Last Six EC135T2+ to Australia
2016-11-23 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of the last six of the EC135T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), completing on-time deliveries of the full fleet of 15

PHOTONIS Showcases 4G Virtual Reality Simulator
2016-09-06 Read More...
PHOTONIS has developed a unique Virtual Reality (VR) Night Vision demonstration tool that will allow visitors to the PHOTONIS stand at Land Forces Australia (06-08 September) to witness the performance benefits of 4G Night

Meggitt Wins Contract for Additional Mortar Simulators
2016-08-23 Read More...
Meggitt Training Systems recently announced an $1.49 million (USD) contract from the Australian Defence Force’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Under terms of the contract, Meggitt will manufacture, install, maintain and operate

Navantia Signs Platform Design Services Contract with Royal Australian Navy
2016-07-19 Read More...
Navantia has signed in Sydney a new contract with the Capabilty and Sustainement Group (CASG), for Platform Design Services, which means a strong support of Navantia in

NAVANTIA to Supply Two AORs Ships to Australia
2016-05-11 Read More...
The Commonwealth of Australia and Navantia have signed a contract to supply two AORs (auxiliary oiler replenishment). These two ships are based on the Spanish Navy ship “Cantabria” which will be tailored to fulfill specific Australian standards and

DCNS to Build 12 Future Submarines for Royal Australian Navy
2016-04-27 Read More...
The Australian Government has selected DCNS as its preferred international partner for the design of 12 Future submarines for the Royal Australian

F90 Assault Rifle Enters Australian Defence Force Service
2015-08-07 Read More...
The Australian Department of Defence has signed a AUD 100 million contract with Thales to produce rifles, grenade launchers, spare parts and various ancillaries at Thales’s facility in Lithgow, regional

Navantia Hands Over HMAS Canberra to Australian Navy
2014-12-02 Read More...
The newly built Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) HMAS Canberra, built by Navantia, has been handed over to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) by the Defence Materiel Organisation

Boeing to Train Australian Army, Navy Pilots for 25 Years
2014-11-18 Read More...
Boeing will train Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army helicopter pilots for the next 25 years through a $A600 million contract that broadens the company’s partnership with Australia’s Armed

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