HIMARS price increase doesn’t add up
On August 18 the State Department notified Congress of a HIMARS sale to Australia valued at US $975 million ($1.529 billion) for 22 launchers and associated rockets. The price of a similar package in May 2022 for 20 launchers...
Australian Army issues call for projects to improve littoral ops
The Australian Army is calling on defence industry and academia to pitch innovative capabilities to optimise the soldier for littoral operations as part of Army Innovation Day 2024 (AID24). AID24 is a strategic collaboration between the Advanced Strategic Capabilities...
UPDATED: Ukraine requests unwanted Army Taipan helicopters
Technicians are currently – and in secret – disassembling all 45 Army Taipan Multi Role Helicopters and will bury the components on a Defence site. Worth around $20 million each on the second-hand market, the decision has been taken...
Australian Army blocks Taipan helicopters for Ukraine to cover up their own failures
The truth is finally starting to come out. It took only 90 seconds and two questions from Senator David Fawcett to Foreign Minister Penny Wong to confirm what many have long suspected – the only thing between desperately needed...
Netherlands defense expenditure to reach $31.2 billion in 2029
The Netherlands aims to improve military readiness and contribute more to NATO following worries about the return of high-intensity warfare in Europe and the future of transatlantic security cooperation. Faced with mounting concern regarding the stability of the rules-based...
Defence and industry leaders ‘break the ground’ at future JSF engine facility
Defence and industry leaders ‘break the ground’ at future JSF engine facility
TAE Aerospace today held an event to mark the start of construction on its new aerospace facility in Bundamba, Queensland. The facility is the future home of the...
Army’s MRH 90 Taipan helicopters expected to be scrapped and buried despite years of...
The Australian Army will reportedly scrap 45 MRH 90 Taipan helicopters that were retired last year instead of selling them off or donating them to Ukraine.The MRH 90 fleet was permanently grounded last year following a fatal 28 July...
Military modernisation to drive Malaysia defence budget at 8.4% CAGR over 2024-28
Driven by military modernisation programs to protect its sovereignty and address security threats such as piracy and terrorism, Malaysia’s defence budget is expected to experience a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4% during 2024-28, reaching $6.2 billion...
Re-Horizon 3 initiative to spur Philippines defence expenditure
The Philippines is embarking on an ambitious “Re-Horizon 3” military modernisation initiative amidst the escalating territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Despite financial constraints, the country aims to bolster its defence capabilities through strategic acquisitions. With an anticipated...
The U.S. Army is moving to new generation helicopters, but not Australia
The official announcement on January 18 that Australia will ditch 47 Taipan Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) and replace them with Blackhawk UH-60M has been widely expected. The previous Defence Minister Peter Dutton foreshadowed this development in December 2021 on the...