Australian Defence Force (ADF)

Asia-Pacific Air 

Airbus Forms Team Nightjar to Offer H145M for Australian LAND 2097 Phase 4 Spec Ops Helicopter Program

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H145M, Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Helicopter, Project Land 2097 Phase 4 (Aus)

Airbus Helicopters has joined hands with over 20 Australian partners to form Team Nightjar to offer its H145 helicopter for

Read more

Misc Asia-Pacific 

Australia Releases 2020 Defence Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan

July 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 2020 Defence Strategic Update (Aus), 2020 Force Structure Plan (Aus), Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF)

Australia has released its 2020 Defence Strategic Update and 2020 Force Structure Plan on July 1, outlining a new strategy

Read more

Asia-Pacific Weapons 

Australia Reveals Plan to Invest in Long-Range Strike Capabilities

July 3, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AGM-158C LRASM, Anti-ship missile, Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF)

Australia will invest in new long-range strike capabilities “to maintain regional security and deter or respond to aggression in the

Read more

Asia-Pacific Industry 

Thales, Australia Sign 10-Year Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (SDMM) Contract

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Thales

Thales Australia and the Australian Government have signed a 10-year Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (SDMM) contract. The $1.1 billion contract

Read more

Deployments Middle East 

Australia Completes Its Training Mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq

June 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Camp Taji (Camp Cooke), Iraq

Australia has successfully completed its training mission at Taji Military Complex in Iraq, Australian Department of Defence announced. Since 2015,

Read more

Air Asia-Pacific 

Babcock Selects Bell 429 for Australian LAND 2097 Phase 4 Special Forces Helicopter Bid

May 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Babcock International, Bell 429 GlobalRanger, Bell Helicopters, Helicopter, Project Land 2097 Phase 4 (Aus)

Babcock has down-selected the Bell 429 helicopter in its bid for the LAND 2097 Phase 4 Project to support the

Read more

Asia-Pacific Training & Simulation 

Meggitt Training Systems Wins Australian Defence Force Contract for Additional Wireless Virtual Weapons

May 28, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), EF88 Austeyr, Meggitt BlueFire, Meggitt Training Systems, Training and Simulation

Meggitt Training Systems announced today it has been awarded a US $1.8 million contract for 73 additional BlueFire EF88 assault

Read more

Asia-Pacific Training & Simulation 

Cubic Secures Australian Defence Force Training Contract

May 17, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Cubic Corporation, Training and Simulation

Cubic Defence Australia, a wholly owned company of Cubic Corporation, has secured a $5 million contract to deliver training services

Read more

Misc Asia-Pacific 

Australian DoD Launches SATCOM Research Collaboration

May 16, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Satellite communications (SATCOM), SmartSat CRC

Scientists from the Australian Department of Defence are working with colleagues from industry and academia on a satellite communications (SATCOM)

Read more

Misc Asia-Pacific 

DST Group Unveils New Plan to Maintain Australian Defence Force’ Capability Edge

May 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group)

Australia’s Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group has unveiled a new plan for collaborative mission-directed research to ensure the Australian

Read more