Australia

Indonesia, Australia Eye Enhanced Defense Pact With Japan, Papua New Guinea

Indonesia and Australia have announced a plan to expand defense cooperation through new trilateral arrangements with Japan and Papua New Guinea while stepping up intelligence sharing.

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Australia Expands Sovereign Bluebottle USV Fleet With $125M Investment

Australia has invested $125 million to expand its navy’s domestically developed Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessel fleet.

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Australia Says Chinese Military Helicopter in ‘Unsafe’ Maneuvers at Sea

Australia's military said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticized as a "provocation."

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Austal Hands Over 10th Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat to Australian Navy

Austal has delivered the 10th Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to the Royal Australian Navy at its Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.

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Hanwha Launches First Australian-Built AS9 Huntsman Howitzers

Hanwha Defence has rolled out the first three AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzers at its Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Geelong, Victoria, marking a key step in Australia's LAND 8116 program.

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South 8, 3ME Team Up on Military Battery for Arctic Ops

American energy solutions company South 8 Technologies and Australian partner 3ME Technology have signed a letter of intent to develop a next-generation lithium-ion battery for defense operations in the Arctic.

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L3Harris Completes Mirror Upgrade for US Space Force Telescope in Australia

L3Harris has completed a major refurbishment of the primary mirror on the US Space Force’s Space Surveillance Telescope.

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Australia Buys Parts for Future AUKUS Sub Reactor

Australia has paid for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors to power a future SSN-AUKUS stealth submarine, the government said Tuesday.

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Austal Wins $2.82-Billion Landing Craft Deal for Australian Army

Austal Defence Australia has secured an approximately $2.82-billion contract to build eight landing craft vessels for the Australian Army.

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Boeing to Upgrade Infrared Countermeasures of Canadian, Australian C-17 Airlifters

The US Department of Defense has awarded Boeing a $13.1-million contract to modernize infrared countermeasures for C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft in service with Canada and Australia.

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