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Concerns are growing inside the Australian Army that its most expensive procurement project in history, to replace 60-year-old armoured personnel carriers with new infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), could be dramatically scaled back or even scrapped. Under project LAND 400 Phase 3, Defence is evaluating rival Korean and German options to build u...

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First of three 30 metre-long underwater drones capable of carrying weapons and diving up to 6,000 metres will be ready in a year. Three robotic submarines will be built at an undisclosed site on the shores of Sydney harbour within three years to help “mitigate” a looming capability gap, military technology company Anduril’s Pal...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a comprehensive strategic review of the Australian Defence Force amid concerns about a "capability gap" in the country's armed forces. He said the review was aimed at ensuring the ADF was well positioned to meet Australia's security challenges over the next decade and beyond. &...

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ASC has launched registrations for its New Supplier Forum 2022, a free online event which will assist more Australian businesses to enter the defence industry and work on submarine programs. The virtual forum will be held online on 11 August and provide small to medium enterprises with the opportunity to learn about how they can join the more th...

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The strategic and capability judgements outlined in the Australian government’s 2020 defence strategic update have superseded the Defence Department’s last force posture review released in 2012. The expectation that the Australian Defence Force will be tasked only with humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, security and stabilisation...

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Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, has announced Government approval for the Land Force Level Electronic Warfare Project valued at nearly $75 million. The Project Land 555 Phase 6 will modify existing Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles and install Electronic Warfare systems into these vehicles. Minister ...

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The Royal Australian Air Force is set to receive an additional seven uncrewed MQ-28A Ghost Bat autonomous systems under an investment announced by the Australian Liberal party. The investment is worth A$454 million (US$316M) and builds upon A$150 million already invested into the program since 2017. The recently-renamed Ghost Bat program is t...

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Three Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles were loaded onto a C-17A at RAAF Base Amberley today for delivery to Ukraine. The Australian Government is supporting the Government of Ukraine by providing 20 Bushmasters, including two of the ambulance variants, to aid Ukraine’s response to Russia’s illegal aggression. The Australian-...

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The federal government has selected foreign defence contractors and allocated a supporting role to two genuinely Australian consortia in accelerating the rollout of ‘sovereign’ guided weapons capabilities. Minister for defence Peter Dutton announced a $3.5 billion investment in speeding delivery of new missile capabilities for the Ro...

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The Australian government has cancelled the SkyGuardian armed drone program for the Royal Australian Air Force. The funding is being redirected to the newly-announced REDSPICE cybersecurity and intelligence program. REDSPICE, the Resilience, Effects, Defence, Space, Intelligence, Cyber and Enablers program, is a flagship component of the federal...