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Chief of Army
Defence

Australian Army calls for innovative pitches to optimise the soldier for littoral operations

May 24, 2024

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 […]

SW Pacific
Defence

New technologies and new tactics for peace-support operations in the South West Pacific

January 18, 2024

New technology, especially cheap precision-strike weapons, will influence stabilisation operations and challenge current assumptions over the ability of Australian ‘fires’ and logistics overmatch to protect deployments in the South West Pacific, writes Ben Morgan.* Historically, […]

Defence Strategic Review
Defence

Australian Defence Strategic Review to remove unnecessary acquisition barriers

April 24, 2023

The Australian Government has today released the public version of its Defence Strategic Review (the Review), the Government’s response to the Review, and the National Defence Statement 2023. Commissioned in the first 100 days of […]

elmTEK
Defence

elmTEK engaged by Australian Defence to deliver “Human-In-the-Loop” simulation technology

February 22, 2023

The Australian Defence Force’s capabilities are set to be strengthened through a $5 million investment in simulation technology that will improve outcomes for troops in combat situations. Software engineering and systems integrations company elmTEK has […]

AIDN
Defence

Australian Industry and Defence Network calls for clarity on sovereign capability investment through DSR

February 15, 2023

AIDN calls for the Defence Strategic Review and Nuclear Submarine Task Force reports to provide clarity around the role of defence industry, and pushes for legislation. In a media release today, the Australian Industry and […]

HIMARS
Defence

Australian Government purchases 20 Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

January 6, 2023

The Australian Government has announced the purchase of twenty Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and associated hardware, for an estimated cost of US$385 million. A highly mobile, combat-proven system that fires precision […]

Future Submarine Project
Defence

New leadership team for Lockheed Martin Australia Future Submarine Program

September 10, 2020

Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) has appointed John Chandler as its new Director of the Future Submarine Program Combat System Integration (FSP-CSI) to lead the design of the combat system for the Attack Class submarine. Chandler […]

First Aircraft Arrival F-35A Joint Strike Fighter
Air

Australia’s first F-35s arrive at RAAF Williamtown

December 10, 2018

Australia’s first two locally-based F-35 fighter aircraft arrived on home soil today at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown, signalling the dawn of a new era for the nation’s defence capabilities. Lockheed Martin designed and […]

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