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Written by Airforce Technology

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 23 November 2020

The Australian Department of Defence has announced the installation of a high-speed satellite communications (SATCOM) system on a second Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules. The C-130J A97-467 aircraft was the latest of the fleet to be installed with the system. This will provide an in-flight internet connection to passengers and crew.

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Written by Vivienne Machi

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 22 November 2020

Five NATO member nations have signed on to build the alliance’s next-generation helicopter, planned to replace existing fleets starting in 2035. France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Greece each signed letters of intent to participate in the program, dubbed “Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability,” or NGRC, per a Nov. 19 statement issued by NATO.

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Written by SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR.

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 18 November 2020

Lockheed Martin won a $339 million contract today to integrate two Raytheon-made missiles, now used by the Navy, into a truck-mounted artillery battery by 2023. Instead of picking a single missile to be its thousand-mile Mid-Range Capability, the Army has chosen to mix two very different Navy weapons together in its prototype MRC unit: the new, supersonic, high-altitude SM-6 and the venerable, subsonic, low-flying Tomahawk.

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Written by Press Release

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 16 November 2020

Boeing has hosted its inaugural Australian Effective Bid Training Workshop to help Australian small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) secure more contracts within the defence sector. The virtual workshop was delivered to 78 attendees from 49 SMEs – including Indigenous, veteran, women and disability-owned businesses – by Boeing subject matter experts in Australia and the U.S.

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Written by Kristian Silva

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 12 November 2020

One page at a time, Michael Buxton is meticulously preserving the memories of Australia's war heroes. He is one of the many workers undertaking an administrative task of epic proportions — digitising Australian Defence Force (ADF) medical and personnel documents, photos, training files and campaign logs from World War II through to the 1970s.

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Written by Army Recognition

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 10 November 2020

EOS Defense Systems USA has demonstrated its R800 RWS (Remote Weapon Station) mounted on the new AMPV (Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle), a new family of tracked armored vehicles developed by BAE Systems that will replace the old M113 in service with U.S. army. The R800 is a new generation of remote weapon station designed and developed by the company EOS.

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Written by PORT NEWS

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 03 November 2020

Austal Australia has delivered the eighth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence, the company said in its release. The vessel, VOEA Ngahau Siliva, was gifted by the Australian Government to the Kingdom of Tonga during a handover ceremony at Austal Australia’s Henderson shipyard on Friday 30 October;..

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Written by ADM

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 22 October 2020

Rohde & Schwarz successfully delivered the second external communications system for the RAN's auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships (AOR). Under a contract with Navantia, Rohde & Schwarz provides line of sight and beyond line of sight communication capabilities for RAN’s HMAS Supply and HMAS Stalwart. The systems consist of R&S M3SR software defined radios (R&S Series4100 HF and R&S Series4400 VHF/UHF).