Australia

Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Australia, Fiji Sign Blackrock Camp MoU

April 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Blackrock Camp (Fiji), Fiji, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

As announced by the Prime Minister in August 2018, Fiji and Australia have continued to work closely on the design

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Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval 

USS Preble Completes Cooperative Deployment with HMAS Melbourne

April 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Adelaide-class FFG, Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Australia, Guided missile frigate (FFG), Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Preble (DDG-88)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Preble (DDG 88), completed a cooperative deployment with the Royal Australian Navy

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Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval 

U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Stockdale Visits Darwin, Australia During 7th Fleet Operations

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Australia, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Stockdale (DDG-106)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) arrived in Darwin, Australia, April 17, for a scheduled

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

L3 Micreo Wins Contract to Supply Additional SilverShield Counter-IED (C-IED) Systems to Afghanistan

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), Afghanistan, Australia, Counter-IED (C-IED), L3 Micreo, L3 Micreo Silvershield C-IED

Australian Department of Defence has engaged L3-Micreo to manage the production, manufacture and delivery of more than 14,000 additional SILVERSHIELD

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Royal Australian Air Force’s First Dassault Falcon 7X Special Purpose Aircraft Arrives in Canberra

April 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Dassault Falcon 7X, Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), VIP Transport Aircraft

The first of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) new Dassault Falcon 7X special purpose aircraft arrived in Canberra on

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Australia to Construct Defence High Performance Computing Centre

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group)

A Defence High Performance Computing Centre is to be constructed at the Defence Science and Technology site in Edinburgh, South

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Australia’s Nupress Tools to Produce Precision Machined Small Parts for Pratt & Whitney F135 Turbofan Engine That Powers F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

April 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Nupress Tools, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney F135, Turbofan

Australia’s Nupress Tools Pty Ltd and F-35 Program prime contractor Pratt & Whitney have signed a seven-year multi-million dollar contract

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Australia Approves Project AIR 6000 Phase 3 to Acquire Weapons and Countermeasures for F-35A Joint Strike Fighters and F/A-18F Super Hornets

April 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, F-35A Lightning II, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Project AIR 6000 (Aus), Project AIR 6000 Phase 3, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

The Australian Government has approved Project AIR 6000 Phase 3 to acquire a range of new weapons and countermeasures for

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Royal Australian Navy’s NUSHIP Sydney to Enter into Operation One Year Ahead of Schedule Following Significant Capability Upgrade

April 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), Australia, AWD Alliance, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), HMAS Sydney (DDG 42), Hobart-class DDG, Osborne Naval Shipyard, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)

A significant capability upgrade to the Hobart Class Destroyers will allow NUSHIP Sydney to enter into operation one year ahead

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Australia, Papua New Guinea Sign MoU for Joint Initiative at Lombrum Naval Base

April 15, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Lombrum Naval Base, Papua New Guinea (PNG)

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) reached another milestone in the bilateral relationship with the signing of the Memorandum of

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