Nigel Pittaway

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Australian Defence Force ditches European helicopters

Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton announced Friday Canberra is seeking to buy up to 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk battlefield helicopters to replace the Australian Defence Force’s fleet of NH Industry MRH 90 Taipan Multi Role Helicopters.

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Australia details its nuclear-submarine ambitions

The Australian government has established a Future Nuclear Submarine Task Force which will work with U.K. and U.S. counterparts over the next twelve to eighteen months to determine the best way to acquire the boats.

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Lockheed, Northrop shortlisted for Australian Air Battle Management System

Defence Minister Peter Dutton and Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price made the joint announcement on Aug. 5.

Australia is suffering from a defense information dearth

Defense reporting in a country that regards itself as one of the world’s most stable democracies has became a lot harder.

Boeing bullish on battlefield communications market

Boeing Defence Australia is in the final stages of developing its Integrated-Battlefield Telecommunications Network for the Australian Army under Joint Project 2072 Phase 2B, and is now turning its attention to other local opportunities.

Australia invests in advanced maritime weapons, minehunters

The weapons upgrades will be integrated into the Navy’s current and future major surface combatant fleet.

Australia selects Boeing Apache as next armed reconnaissance helicopter

Bell and Airbus Helicopters both tried to convince the government that their respective offerings were the best choice.

Australia, US partner on air-launched hypersonic missile

The new weapon will be a Mach 5-class precision strike missile that is propulsion-launched and powered by an air-breathing scramjet engine.

Australian shipbuilder pushes back against reports of frigate design concerns

ASC Shipbuilding has responded to a June 26 report that said growth in a ship design’s weight and length is “sparking concerns.”

Airbus reveals H145M bid plan for Australian special forces helo competition

With its bid, Airbus will become the second contender in the competition, behind an industry team of Bell and Babcock Australia.

Australia releases weapons wish list amid defense spending boost

Hypersonic weapons development and offensive cyber tools are just some of what Australia has in mind.

Northrop offers Triton drones to Australia, as US budget request pauses orders

Faced with a possible two-year production pause in the wake of the Trump administratoin’s fiscal 2021 budget request, Northrop Grumman is offering to accelerate MQ-4C Triton drone production for Australia.

Offutt Air Force Base recovers from flooding

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Nigel Pittaway

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Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton announced Friday Canberra is seeking to buy up to 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk battlefield helicopters to replace the Australian Defence Force’s fleet of NH Industry MRH 90 Taipan Multi Role Helicopters.

The Australian government has established a Future Nuclear Submarine Task Force which will work with U.K. and U.S. counterparts over the next twelve to eighteen months to determine the best way to acquire the boats.

Defence Minister Peter Dutton and Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price made the joint announcement on Aug. 5.

Defense reporting in a country that regards itself as one of the world’s most stable democracies has became a lot harder.

Boeing Defence Australia is in the final stages of developing its Integrated-Battlefield Telecommunications Network for the Australian Army under Joint Project 2072 Phase 2B, and is now turning its attention to other local opportunities.

The weapons upgrades will be integrated into the Navy’s current and future major surface combatant fleet.

Bell and Airbus Helicopters both tried to convince the government that their respective offerings were the best choice.

The new weapon will be a Mach 5-class precision strike missile that is propulsion-launched and powered by an air-breathing scramjet engine.

ASC Shipbuilding has responded to a June 26 report that said growth in a ship design’s weight and length is “sparking concerns.”

With its bid, Airbus will become the second contender in the competition, behind an industry team of Bell and Babcock Australia.

Hypersonic weapons development and offensive cyber tools are just some of what Australia has in mind.

Faced with a possible two-year production pause in the wake of the Trump administratoin’s fiscal 2021 budget request, Northrop Grumman is offering to accelerate MQ-4C Triton drone production for Australia.

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