Ukraine might get F/A-18 Hornet from RAAF
Australia, the United States and Ukraine are reportedly discussing the delivery of the Australian Air Force’s F/A-18 Hornet fighters.
Australia News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
Navy / Maritime
Australia to Acquire SURTASS-E Mission Systems
The State Department approved FMS to Australia of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary (SURTASS-E) for an estimated cost of $207 million.
Space
Lockheed to Provide MILSATCOM to Australia
Lockheed Martin will provide Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) to Australia to control the Indo-Pacific region.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Boeing to Build 185 AH-64E for US Army, Australia and Egypt
The United States Army announced that it had awarded Boeing to purchase up to 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Australia and Egypt through the FMS.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Australia Acquires 200 Tomahawk
The U.S. approved an FMS of Tomahawk Block V and Block IV All Up Rounds (AUR) cruise missiles to Australia, with a cost of $895 million.
Navy / Maritime
Defence Politics
The AUKUS gets Materialised
The AUKUS reached a new milestone in San Diego when the leaders of the three allies revealed an outline of the decades-long plan to the public.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Australia may Acquire up to five Virginia-class Submarines
Australia may acquire up to five Virginia -class nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States until British ones are ready for construction.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Australia to Host Malabar Naval Exercise
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that his country will host Exercise Malabar in Perth in August.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Australia Completes Seventh MEKO-200 "ANZAC" Frigate Upgrade
Australia has announced that the frigate HMAS Stuart (FFH-153), MEKO-200 class has completed the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP).
Air
Expo and Air Show
Boeing Offers T-7A Trainer Jet to RAAF
Boeing offered an announced T-7A trainer to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at Avalon 2023 Australian International Airshow.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
BAE Unveils Unmanned Aircraft Project Made in Australia
BAE Systems' Australian subsidiary unveiled a mockup of new vertical take-off and landing drone, "STRIX", on the first day of the Australian Air Show, Avalon.
Country
Bilateral Relations
World Assisting Turkiye After Earthquakes
A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces.
Ammunition
Joint Production Ammunition for Ukraine
Australia and France are preparing for joint production of artillery ammunition. Thousands of shells will be produced and delivered to Ukraine.
Ammunition
Australia Invests USD 1 Billion to Mines
Australia is planning to invest USD 1 billion in naval mines. The step will come to enhance marine protection from naval incursions of China and other threats.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Army expands long-range precision fires production planning - The US Army is increasing investment in production capacity for long-range precision fires programme...
- 15:00 European air defence modernisation shifts toward integrated networks - European governments are increasingly linking national air defence assets into broader integrated ne...
- 15:00 China strengthens unmanned maritime surveillance capabilities - China continues expanding its portfolio of maritime surveillance drones to improve situational aware...
- 15:00 Japan accelerates hardened infrastructure development - Japan is investing in hardened facilities, protected storage sites and dispersed operating locations...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in critical infrastructure security - Navies are increasingly deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to monitor and protect undersea cab...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems increasingly combine kinetic and electronic effects - Military organisations are fielding layered counter-drone architectures that integrate electronic wa...
- 15:00 Hypersonic weapon proliferation drives demand for space-based tracking - Defence agencies are accelerating development of space-based sensor constellations capable of provid...
- 15:00 Military logistics automation becomes mainstream procurement priority - Armed forces are expanding procurement of autonomous logistics vehicles and AI-assisted supply syste...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft concepts reshape force structure planning - Air forces are increasingly designing future force structures around combinations of crewed aircraft...
- 15:00 Industrial resilience becomes strategic requirement for defence suppliers - Governments are placing growing emphasis on supply-chain security, surge production capability and m...
- 09:00 US Air Force expands Collaborative Combat Aircraft testing - The US Air Force is increasing flight testing and integration work for Collaborative Combat Aircraft...
- 09:00 European defence spending increasingly targets ammunition resilience - European governments are directing additional defence funding toward ammunition production, stockpil...
- 09:00 China advances military satellite constellation deployment - China continues expanding military satellite constellations designed to enhance communications, navi...
- 09:00 Japan strengthens distributed missile force posture - Japan is expanding deployment of mobile missile units and support infrastructure across remote islan...
- 09:00 Autonomous surface vessels gain importance in fleet operations - Navies are integrating autonomous surface vessels into surveillance, reconnaissance and maritime sec...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement shifts toward scalable architectures - Military organisations are increasingly procuring counter-drone systems built around open architectu...
- 09:00 Hypersonic defence programmes focus on persistent target custody - Defence agencies are prioritising sensor networks capable of maintaining continuous tracking of mano...
- 09:00 AI-assisted command systems gain momentum in military planning - Armed forces are accelerating adoption of AI-assisted command-and-control systems designed to improv...
- 09:00 Collaborative autonomy emerges as key defence technology trend - Military planners increasingly view teams of autonomous systems operating cooperatively as a major f...
- 09:00 Production capacity increasingly shapes defence export competitiveness - Countries evaluating defence acquisitions are placing greater weight on supplier production capacity...
