Rumours within the Australian Defence Force (ADF) indicate that the MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter will be replaced with a new airframe under a programme known as Plan Corella. The MRH-90… Continue reading "ADF MRH-90 Taipan To Be Retired, MH-60 To Be Adopted?"
Australia’s Sky News has reported that, according to sources with the Defence Department, Australia will adopt the AH-64E Guardian Apache to fulfil its LAND 4503 requirement for a new armed… Continue reading "Media Leak Suggests ADF Apache Adoption"
Australian firm GaardTech, known for their robotic target systems, have announced their first “consumable, multi-role UGV” or unmanned ground vehicle. The wheeled platform, known as the Jaeger-C, can be deployed… Continue reading "New Australian Jaeger-C Armed UGV"
The Thales Hawkei (also known affectionately as the Baby Bushmaster) is set to begin full-rate productionfor the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Under the LAND 121 Phase 4 contract awarded to… Continue reading "Australian Thales Hawkei Reaches Full-Rate Production"
BAE Systems have been awarded a $7.7 million AUD contract to convert further ageing Australian Army armoured personnel carriers into Optionally Crewed Combat Vehicles (OCCVs). The contract will see the… Continue reading "More Optionally Manned M113s for Australian Army Testing"
The Australian government is being taken to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal over its decision to redact key parts of a 2018 audit of the acquisition of the Thales Hawkei (also… Continue reading "Questions Over Redacted Australian Thales Hawkei Audit"
The programme to acquire new helicopters for Australia’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) has taken a step forward with the issue of a Request For Proposals (RFP) for LAND 2097 Phase… Continue reading "RFP Issued for New Australian Special Forces Helicopter"
The first examples of the Australian Direct Fire High Survivability Lift (DFHSL) Block One Mission Module for the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles (CRV) have arrived in Australia according to DTR… Continue reading "First Boxer Mission Modules with Lance Turrets Arrive in Australia"
With an estimated 10,000 built and still the primary Main Battle Tank (MBT) of the United States Army, the M1 Abrams remains one of the most formidable tanks in service,… Continue reading "In Profile: The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank"
The Australian Government has announced that the Australian Defense Force will receive a further 8,500 EF88 rifles. This comes on top of the 30,000 already ordered and procured from the… Continue reading "The Australian Army Orders More EF88 Rifles"