Tag: defence
Thales wins $1.3bn contract to build 1,100 Hawkei vehicles in Bendigo (VIDEO)
Thales Australia has inked an agreement with the Federal Government to provide 1,100 locally built Hawkei protected vehicles and over 1,000 trailers to strengthen Australia's...
Norway inks missile development agreement with Australia and celebrates first F-35 roll out
Australia and Norway have inked an agreement to develop a new seeker capability for Kongsberg Defence Systems' Joint Strike Missile (JSM), a core weapon...
Deakin University wins US defence contract
Deakin University has signed an innovative research agreement with leading US defence technology company, General Dynamics to advance and develop research in robotics for...
7 Australian organisations get $14.2m in defence funding to develop innovative technologies
Armor Composite Engineering, CSIRO, Micro-X Pty Ltd, Ocius Technology, University of Canberra, the Bureau of Meteorology and Deakin University will get Australian Government funding...
Lockheed Martin to axe 500 jobs in IT service
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has announced that it will slash 500 jobs from its Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) workforce...
Rheinmetall selects Supacat Australia for LAND 400 bid
Canberra-based Rheinmetall Defence Australia will be offering the ARTEC Boxer 8x8 multirole armoured vehicle for the LAND 400 project and has selected Supacat Australia...
Lockheed Martin-led “Team 21” consortium to provide RAAF’s new Pilot Training System
Lockheed Martin Australia, Pilatus Aircraft and Hawker Pacific have been chosen as preferred tenderers to provide the Commonwealth with a defence pilot training system...
BAE Systems and Patria submit LAND 400 Phase 2 bid
BAE Systems has announced that it has submitted a bid for the LAND 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Reconnaissance Capability programme.
If selected, BAE will...
BAE Systems to deliver NUSHIP Adelaide later this year
BAE Systems has announced that the second of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ships being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commenced her final...
SA defence industry to benefit from a strategic agreement with Indian Industry
The South Australian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Indian Industry to help local defence businesses establish closer...