Australia Defence News

Bilateral Relations

Australia and Indonesia to Expand Military Ties

21 Aug, 10:47
2 mins

In a joint statement, Anthony Albanese and Prabowo Subianto have declared the establishment of new security links between their respective nations.

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

HMAS Sydney Makes the First SM-6 SAM Firing in RAN

11 Aug, 07:09
2 mins

HMAS Sydney (DDG42) destroyer performed the first firing of an SM-6 long-range air defence missile in the Royal Australian Navy.

Weapon / Missile

Australia Tests Laser Weapon Against UAV

20 Jun, 04:32
2 mins

Australia’s first directed energy weapon, Fractl, has destroyed a target UAV 500 m away in a hard-kill test.

Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

U.S., Australia and Japan to Hold Trilateral F-35 Training

04 May, 04:08
2 mins

Australia, Japan and the U.S. will conduct joint F-35 fighter training trilaterally. The decision was reached at the Trilateral Defence Ministerial meeting.

Air Engine and Transmission

3D Printed Gas Turbine Achieves First Targets in Tests

15 Apr, 08:44
2 mins

Australian Aurora Labs company conducted testing on the 3D Printed 200N Class micro gas turbine intended for use on small-scale aerial platforms.

Land

Elbit to Provide Systems for AS-21 Redback IFVs

26 Feb, 11:24
2 min read

Israeli Elbit Systems has announced that it will provide various systems for Australian AS-21 Redback IFVs.

Navy / Maritime Ammunition

Australia Begins Training Personnel with Smart Sea Mines

24 Feb, 09:32
1 min read

Air Vice Marshall Leon Philips revealed that the first batch of smart sea mines have been delivered, and the personnel have begun their training.

Unmanned Systems

EOS Defence Enters European C-UAS Market

29 Jan, 09:32
2 min read

Australia-based EOS Defence has sold Slinger C-UAS systems to the German Diehl to be integrated into wheeled tactical vehicles.

Navy / Maritime Modernisation Weapon / Missile

Australia Upgrades 'Anzac' Frigates Mk.45 Mod.2 Main Guns

10 Jan, 09:54
2 min read

BAE Systems has announced that it has won a contract from Australia to upgrade the Mk.45 Mod.2 (127mm) main guns of the 'Anzac' class frigates (MEKO-200).

Land

Australia Signs $ 2.4 billion IFV Contract with Hanwha

11 Dec, 06:54
1 min read

Australia signed a $2.4 billion contract with Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) to deliver 129 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) to the Australian Army.

Navy / Maritime

U.S. Approves Sale of AUKUS Training Systems to Australia

05 Dec, 10:20
1 min read

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of AUKUS-related training and training devices to Australia for an estimated cost of up to $ 2 billion.