With Australia having just voted in a new Labor government in a landslide election victory against the incumbent Liberals, news of the final agreement for the purchase of the AH-64E… Continue reading "AH-64Es and More MH-60Rs for Australia"
The U.S State Department has approved the possible sale of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers and various munitions to Australia for an estimated cost of $385 million USD. … Continue reading "Australia Fast Tracks HIMARS Buy"
Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton announced on Sunday that an additional $454 million AUD was being allocated for the Loyal Wingman program enabling the production of seven additional MQ-28A… Continue reading "Australia Announces Order for Seven Additional Loyal Wingmen"
Australia has signed a contract with defense company Anduril Australia to design and build Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUV) in Australia. Over three years, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Anduril… Continue reading "Australian Unmanned Submarines Are On The Way"
U.S. Navy sailors alongside Royal Australian Air Force pilots have started their second round of training to familiarize themselves with the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pods. The training… Continue reading "Royal Australian Air Force Aviators Conduct NGJ-MB Training with US Navy Sailors"
Australia has, for the first time, conducted an air-to-air refuelling with Japan. During a series of flights in April, an Australian KC-30A performed multiple contacts and refuellings with Japanese F-2A… Continue reading "Japanese F-2s Can Now Refuel from Australian Tankers"
An American nuclear-powered attack submarine has practised loading long-range missiles in Australia for the first time. While alongside at Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling) USS Springfield (SSN-761) took on board an inert… Continue reading "US Navy Practices Loading Tomahawk Missiles in Australia"
The Australian Department of Defence has announced the transfer of six 155mm towed M777 howitzers to Ukraine. This is Australia’s latest expansion of their military aid to Ukraine, following the… Continue reading "Australia Sends 155mm Howitzers to Ukraine"
The Indian Navy has flown its first operational mission from Australian soil in a landmark example of defense cooperation. An Indian P-8I Neptune touched down at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base… Continue reading "Indian Navy Flies first Operational Sortie from Australia"
Details have finally emerged about the Royal Australian Navy’s Pacific Support Vessel during a Senate Estimates hearing. Under questioning by Opposition Labor Senator Tim Ayres, Defence Department officials confirmed that… Continue reading "Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel Unveiled"