Australian MoD: Warnings on cost of sustaining
With defence purchases (in Australia) of about $200 billion planned or under way — and more than $56bn estimated to involve the army — it is no surprise the spending spree has grabbed headlines....
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KPMG Report: the vital role of collaboration for defence capability
The word ‘collaboration’, much like ‘innovation’, has been bandied about with some regularity in defence industry circles of late but what does it really entail? “Collaboration may be the single most important skill needed in...
Japan, Australia to Provide F-35 Maintenance Sites in Pacific Region
Japan and Australia will be sharing maintenance and upgrade duties for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter based or operating in the Pacific region, the program executive officer for the aircraft announced today....
JISR : the “Rome Model” to increase interchange of info and reduce costs
For the first time the four major J-ISR (Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Alliance Working Groups met in joint session, for what NATO itself has called “The Rome Model,” a solution that allowed a...
Demand for Maritime UAVs to remain sky high into 2018
article by Richard de Silva http://www.defenceiq.com A new market research report released by Reportlinker indicates that the global unmanned aerial vehicles market is set to reach $8.35 billion by 2018. The “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle...
NGC to Build Cyber Test Range in Australia
Range Will Help Australian Military Develop, Test and Evaluate Integrated Cyber Technologies Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to build a cyber test range for the University of New South Wales...
L-3 Selected to Provide C-27J for Australian Battlefield Airlifter Program
L-3 Communications announced on the 10th of May that it has been selected by the Commonwealth of Australia to provide the C-27J Spartan for the country’s Battlefield Airlifter program. The U.S. Foreign Military Sales...
SAIC will establish Cybersecurity Research and Development in Australia
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has initiated plans to expand its current Australian operations to include a regional cybersecurity research and development (R&D) center in Melbourne, Australia. The center will focus on R&D in...
Japan, Italy, Australia wary of F-35 cost escalation
Japan has expressed concern to the US government about possible price rises involved in its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter acquisition. Last week, media reports from Japan cited chief cabinet secretary Osamu Fujimura...
Thales: 51 MAuD ADF Command & Intelligence Systems
Thales Australia will provide computer support services for a range of Australian Defence Force (ADF) command and control systems under a $51m contract, according to Defence Minister Greg Combet. “The command and control systems...