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Canada confirms order for 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As
Concept art of an F-35A in Canadian colours. (LOCKHEED MARTIN) The Canadian government has announced it has agreed to terms with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney for the acquisition of 88 F-35A...
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Australia commits to long-range strike capabilities
An NSM being fired from a US Navy vessel. (US NAVY) The Commonwealth government has announced that it will acquire the Lockheed Martin M142 HIMARS long-range artillery system, and that it has signed a...
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USAF conducts successful all-up round hypersonic test
The US Air Force has announced it conducted a successful test of an all-up-round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the coast of California on 9 December. Concept art of the...
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UK & Italy join forces with Japan on future combat aircraft
Concept art of the Tempest/F-X combat aircraft. (GCAP) The UK, Italy, and Japan have jointly announced the formation of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) partnership to develop a next generation...
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RNZAF takes delivery of first P-8A Poseidon
The first RNZAF P-8A prior to its delivery ceremony in Seattle. (BOEING) The Royal New Zealand Air force has taken delivery of its first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The...
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Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber unveiled
The first B-21 is revealed at Palmdale. (USAF) The US Air Force and manufacturer Northrop Grumman unveiled the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber at the Plant 42 complex at Palmdale in California on...
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Bell wins US Army Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition
The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor has won the US Army’s FLRAA competition. (BELL) The US Army has announced its selection of the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft for its Future Long Range Assault...
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Sovereign Risk: Access Basing and Overflight
(USAF) Access, basing, and overflight (ABO) is an emerging risk to Australia’s sovereign military response options. In essence, the risk is needing someone else’s permission to do what you want to do....
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Defence to replace RAAF C-130Js with more C-130Js
(ADF) Defence has announced it will replace the RAAF’s 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules with an expanded fleet of new-build C-130Js for its Project AIR 7404 Phase 1 medium air mobility replacement...
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Raytheon & Northrop Grumman team awarded USAF hypersonic missile deal
Concept art of the HACM in flight. (RAYTHEON/NORTHROP GRUMMAN) A teaming of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, and Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$985m (A$1.5bn) contract to develop the...
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First RAAF MQ-4C Triton rolled out
(NORTHROP GRUMMAN) The first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton uncrewed high altitude long endurance maritime ISR aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force has been rolled out at a ceremony at the...
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NASAMS demonstrates layered air defence capability
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, and the US Air Force Research Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office have demonstrated the...
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Getting it wrong: the missing Russian air campaign over the Ukraine
At the start of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine it was widely expected the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) would commence a systematic demolition of Ukrainian air defence, command and control and...
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Lockheed Martin contracted for additional MH-60Rs for Australia
(ADF) The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for US$503.7m (A$730m) for the production of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy. The new aircraft are...
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US approves Black Hawk sale to Australia
(US ARMY via DVIDS) The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced that the State Department has approved the sale of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to Australia. The approval comes after...
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Boeing awarded contract for HAAWC torpedo glide kit
Concept art of a P-8A launching a Mk 54 LWT with a HAAWC ALA kit. (BOEING) The US Navy has awarded Boeing a US$25.65m (A$37.12m) contract for the first full-rate production lot of the High-Altitude...
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CEA selected to build AIR 6500 JBMS arrays
(ADF) CEA Technologies has been selected to build four new air defence radar arrays for the Phase 1 Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) element of the ADF’s Project AIR 6500 Integrated Air and...
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The quickest way to more range and lethality for the ADF is a bigger Air Force
(ADF) By Dougal Robertson and Chris McInnes If the Defence Minister wants “greater projection, greater lethality, [and] greater ability to engage in area denial” the fastest way to get there is expand...
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Upgraded Uni Tasmania optical telescope mount unveiled
(HENSOLDT AUSTRALIA) HENSOLDT Australia has unveiled a new mount for the University of Tasmania’s 50cm optical telescope located at Greenhill Observatory in Hobart. Provided by HENSOLDT Australia as...
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New F-35 Engine decision nears
The General Electric XA100 AETP concept. (GENERAL ELECTRIC) A decision on whether to adopt a new engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 is due to be made in the coming months as part of a suite of...
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