Nigel Pittaway
Nigel Pittaway is the Australia correspondent for Defense News.
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In first, Australian exercise Pitch Black gets dedicated aircraft carrier
Air forces from around the world will descend on Australia’s remote Northern Territory for a combat exercise of unprecedented scale there.
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.
Australian defense leaders defend submarine buy with France’s Naval Group
Local news media had reported that the government was urged to walk away from the program, after a new audit report described a September 2018 meeting of advisers.
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