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...
RAAF ROULETTES AN INTEGRAL PART OF PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM
RAAF ROULETTES AN INTEGRAL PART OF PILOT TRAINING SYSTEM
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Roulettes today unveiled the new colour scheme for their PC-21 aircraft.Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon...
EQUIPPING OUR ADF PERSONNEL WITH GREATER CHOICE
EQUIPPING OUR ADF PERSONNEL WITH GREATER CHOICE
A Shorten Labor Government will give our ADF members choice to select their issued boots for service - our ADF members aren’t one size fits all, and their boots shouldn’t be, either.
Our military...
UPDATED: Australian government rejects Airbus Helicopters A$3 billion savings offer
The fate of Army’s fleet of 22 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters hangs in the balance. The Managing Director of Airbus Australia Pacific, Andrew Mathewson, has revealed today that Defence rejected an offer of 22 upgraded Tigers plus an additional...
ADF TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER-KOREAN COMPREHENSIVE MILITARY AGREEMENT
ADF TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER-KOREAN COMPREHENSIVE MILITARY AGREEMENT
Following a request from the United Nations Command, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small number of military personnel to the Korean Peninsula to support the implementation of...
Lockheed Martin partners with University of Adelaide
Lockheed Martin partners with Uni of Adelaide
The Hon. Steven Marshall, Premier of South Australia, and Senator David Fawcett, Assistant Minister for Defence, will today launch a new partnership between the University of Adelaide and technology and innovation company Lockheed...
NEW MATERIALS RESEARCH TO ENHANCE SUBMARINE STEALTH
NEW MATERIALS RESEARCH TO ENHANCE SUBMARINE STEALTH
Defence has signed a 3-year collaboration agreement with universities and industry to develop new acoustic materials that will make Australian submarines harder to detect.
The $1.5 million Defence Science and Technology (DST) agreement, supported...
DEFENCE INVESTS IN FIRST LARGE SCALE SOLAR ARRAY
DEFENCE INVESTS IN FIRST LARGE SCALE SOLAR ARRAY
Defence has invested $4 million in a new solar power facility at the Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station near Geraldton, Western Australia.The Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence, said the site...
ATTACK CLASS FUTURE SUBMARINES
Australia’s new future submarines will be known as the Attack class.
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, said the first submarine will be called HMAS Attack and will be delivered to the Navy in the early 2030s.“The Attack...
Nova Systems secures contract with Leidos Australia supporting Joint Project 2096 Phase 1
Nova Systems secures contract with Leidos Australia supporting Joint Project 2096 Phase 1
Nova Systems is excited to announce they will be supporting Leidos Australia to deliver the $500 million Joint Project 2096 Phase 1.Announced on 13 February 2019 by...
