Global defense and security company QinetiQ has partnered with Muru Management Consulting to work on a contract award valued about $30 million for strategic support services to Australia’s Defence Aviation Safety Authority. According to QinetiQ, the contract calls for the partners’ pooled efforts to help boost the Australian defense sector’s aviation safety through policy and...
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New Zealand Taps CAE for C-130J Aircrew Training
CAE, a Montreal-based simulation technology company, has received a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force to provide management, engineering, and maintenance services to the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C-130J weapon systems trainer. The training activities under the Simulator Through Life Support contract will occur at the RNZAF No. 40 Squadron facilities in Auckland,...
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Australia Upgrades Long-Range Strike Capability With HIMARS Acquisition
The Australian Defence Force has received its first two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems from the United States, marking a significant upgrade to its long-range strike capabilities. The delivery comes less than two years after the Albanese government announced a $1.6 billion investment to accelerate and expand the HIMARS acquisition, in response to the Defence...
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Australia to Spend $126M for Heavyweight Torpedoes to Boost Collins-Class Submarine Fleet
Australia has signed a $126 million agreement with the United States for an additional purchase of MK-48 heavyweight torpedoes for the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines. The government said the torpedo, the product of a joint program between RAN and the U.S. Navy, will be among the armaments of Australia’s future nuclear submarines. U.S.-Australia Alliance...
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Frequentis to Deliver Multidomain Communication System for Australia’s Battle Management Tool
Frequentis business C4i has received a contract from Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver multi-domain communication systems for the Australian Defence Force’s next-generation AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management System. Throughout the contract’s eight-month performance period, the two companies will work to produce a sovereign voice communication system with a human-machine interface that could connect to Joint...
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PsiQuantum Taps Jacobs to Build Quantum Computing Facility in Australia
PsiQuantum has chosen Jacobs to provide master planning, design and engineering services for its planned quantum computing facility in Australia. The 540,000-square-foot facility will be located near Brisbane Airport and support PsiQuantum’s vision to develop the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. Jacobs said in a press release that the facility will include a main...
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US Approves $165M Sale of Chaff, Cartridge Countermeasures to Australia
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $165 million sale of countermeasures, chaff and impulse cartridges to Australia. The Albanese government’s request includes various types of decoy flares, RR-198A/L chaff cartridges, CCU-145/A impulse cartridges, support equipment, technical assistance and logistical support. The principal contractors for the sale are Kilgore Flares, Armtec Countermeasures, Alloy Surface...
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Honeywell to Lead AUKUS Submarine Industrial Base Pilot Program
BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit defense integrator, has awarded Honeywell a key contract on behalf of the U.S. Navy’s AUKUS Acquisition and Integration Office to lead a pilot program designed to securely share technology and build Australia’s industrial base for the AUKUS submarine project. For the AUKUS Submarine Industrial Base pilot program, Honeywell will establish a...
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US Navy Orders Triton Drone Spare Parts for Australia Under $267M Modification
Defense and aerospace company Northrop Grumman has secured a $267.2 million modification from the U.S. Department of Defense exercising an option to acquire two new Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned air systems, a Navy main operating base and MQ-4C spare parts for Australia’s fleet. The new deal, a modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price...
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HII to Lead AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Supply Chain Buildup
HII will lead the new Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification, or AUSSQ, program aimed at accelerating the development of Australia’s supply chain to support the AUKUS trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The program will identify and qualify Australian suppliers and products that will support the AUKUS Submarine Industry Strategy,...