Australia Sets Multifunctional Information Distribution System
The State Department has decided to approve a possible FMS to Australia of Joint Tactical Radio Systems for $42 million.
Australia News
Communication
Land
Bilateral Relations
Australia to send Bushmaster MRAPs to Ukraine
Australian Government would be sending Bushmaster armoured vehicles and other military equipment and supplies to Ukraine as soon as possible.
Unmanned Systems
Australia Renames Boeing’s “Loyal Wingman" as MQ-28A Ghost Bat
Australia has renamed Loyal Wingman as MQ-28A Ghost Bat to indicate it as the military designator.
Unmanned Systems
Boeing’s Insitu Pacific is awarded the contract for Land 129 Phase 3
Australia has contracted Insitu Pacific Pty Ltd to supply the Australian Army with 24 'Integrator' tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Navy / Maritime
Australia Boosts its Defence Personnel by Some 30 per cent by 2040
Australia will boost its defence force personnel by 30 per cent by 2040, as the most significant military build-up in peacetime.
Navy / Maritime
Australia launches 2nd of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boat
Australian shipyard Austal Ltd. launched on 4 March 2022, the second Evolved Cape-class patrol boat bound for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Modernisation
Air
Australia gets Protection for Aerial Platforms
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Australia of LAIRCM Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) for an estimated cost of $122 million.
Space
Engine and Transmission
Gilmour Tests the ‘Most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia’
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed a 75-second test-fire of its new rocket engine, which the company plans to launch in Queensland in the second half of 2022. According to the company’s CEO, Adam Gilmour, the procedure involved the main engine that will power the first and second stages of its three-stage Eris rocket.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Australia and Japan Sign Defence Pact Amid China Concerns
Australia and Japan will sign a treaty to strengthen defence and security cooperation amid China's rising military power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Regional / Strategy
AUKUS Sets the Details of the Cooperation Program by Early 2022
The U.S., UK and Australia have committed to finalising a work program by 2022 after delegates concluded their first AUKUS meetings at the Pentagon.
Land
Australia Signs AS9 Huntsman Contract with ROK
Australia ordered a fleet of approximately $1 billion worth of Hanwha’s Huntsman AS9 self-propelled artillery systems from the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Air
Australia Decided to Replace its MRH-90 Taipan with Black Hawks
The Australian Army decided to replace its current European fleet of 47 MRH-90 «Taipan» multi-role helicopters with U.S. Black Hawk helicopters.
Air
RAAF Officially Retires Fleet of F/A-18A/B Hornet Fighter Jets
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has officially retired the F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter jet fleet, the Classic Hornet.
Navy / Maritime
Western Powers Show Flag near China
Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States have completed combined military exercises in Asian waters.
