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Australia Accepts Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Bid for 11 Frigates
2025-08-06 Read More...
Austalia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company’s bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5

Safran to Integrate PASEO Joint Fires on Hanwha Defence Australia’s Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle
2024-09-12 Read More...
Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia has been chosen to supply PASEO Joint Fires advanced day and night panoramic sight for integration on the Hanwha Defence Australia’s Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Austal, Civmec, Navantia Australia Partner to Offer Six Corvettes for Australia
2023-11-09 Read More...
Austal, Civmec and Navantia Australia announced that they have partnered to offer the Australian Government a proposal to deliver six corvettes in recognition of the Navy’s urgent need for increased strike

Safran’s JIM Compact Multifunction Infrared Binoculars to Equip Australian Defence Force
2022-12-20 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia Pty Ltd has signed a contract with NIOA for the supply of more than one hundred JIM Compact’s for the LAND 159 Tranche 1 - ADF sniper system - to equip the Australian Defence

Safran to Supply Portable Optronics to Australian Defence Force
2022-03-16 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia announced it has been awarded a contract by Collins Aerospace to provide its full suite of advanced portable optronics to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as part of the Land 17 Phase 2 Digital Terminal

Naval Group’s Statement on Australia’s Withdrawal from French-Designed Submarine Deal
2021-09-20 Read More...
Naval Group said in statement that it took note of the decision of the Australian authorities to acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines in collaboration with the United States and the United Kingdom following their comprehensive capability

Leonardo, Northrop Grumman to Pursue Future Rotorcraft UAS Opportunities
2021-09-20 Read More...
Leonardo and Northrop Grumman announced their intention to jointly pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

InVeris to Showcase its Unrivalled Military Training Portfolio at Land Forces Expo
2021-05-13 Read More...
InVeris Training Solutions, the leading provider of integrated live-fire and virtual weapons training systems and services for domestic and international military and law enforcement, will display a broad range of innovative solutions during Land

Australia Unveils $3.8 Billion Fund to Boost Foreign Arms Exports
2018-01-30 Read More...
The Australian government will establish a $3.8 billion fund that will offer loans to local arms manufacturers in a push to rapidly grow Australia’s defense export industry, SBS News

MBDA, Safran Partner in MMP Offering for Australia
2017-11-09 Read More...
MBDA and Safran Electronics & Defense announced their global strategic partnership which will play a key role in response to the Commonwealth of Australia’s Defence Industry Policy Statement to support the development of Australian sovereign

MBDA Signs MoUs with Five Australian Companies
2017-10-04 Read More...
MBDA announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with five Australian companies as part of its strategy to transfer the manufacture of its MMP missile system to Australia if it is selected for the $20bn LAND 400

Airborne LINX Certified on Large Helicopters
2017-04-14 Read More...
Airborne Technologies (Austria) has proven that their Airborne LINX integration solution is perfectly suitable for Large

Australia Selects Raytheon’s Missile Defense System
2017-04-12 Read More...
The Australian government announced first pass approval for the LAND 19 Phase 7B project as the first piece of the land-based Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD)

Australian Navy to Get Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® UAS
2017-02-10 Read More...
The Royal Australian Navy awarded to Schiebel a contract for the supply of its CAMCOPTER® S-100 System and three years of follow-on Contractor Logistics

Thales to Upgrade Collins Submarine Sonar Systems
2016-11-24 Read More...
Thales has signed a design and pre-production contract to upgrade Australia’s Collins class submarine sonar systems, enhancing their capability to outperform the most advanced underwater threats in an increasingly complex

Airbus Helicopters Delivers Last Six EC135T2+ to Australia
2016-11-23 Read More...
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of the last six of the EC135T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), completing on-time deliveries of the full fleet of 15

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