QinetiQ has a new research facility in Australia that will support defense initiatives under the 2024 National Defence Strategy and the Integrated Investment Program. Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist, inaugurated the facility, called QinetiQ Labs, on Wednesday. QinetiQ Chief Executive Australia Sector Gary Stewart said the facility’s establishment aims to strengthen collaborations and advance...
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ASC, BAE Systems to Start Preparatory Work on SSN-AUKUS Submarines
The Australian Submarine Agency has signed a tripartite agreement with shipbuilders ASC and BAE Systems to start the preparatory work for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines. “These mobilization arrangements provide the foundation that will underpin a generational uplift in Australia’s industrial base for the construction of this critical capability,” Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said in...
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Pratt & Whitney, Air New Zealand Expand GTF Engine Repair Capability
RTX business Pratt & Whitney and Air New Zealand are expanding the Christchurch Engine Centre to improve the facility’s GTF engine maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities. Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Air New Zealand Chair Therese Walsh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion project on Thursday, an event led by New Zealand Prime...
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Thales, Australia Partner to Improve Domestic Rocket Motor Production
Thales is helping enhance Australia’s rocket motor production capabilities in support of the Albanese government’s National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program. The Defence Science and Technology Group will be key in boosting the effort through its Advanced Rocket Motor Technology Demonstrator program. The initiative seeks to create a skilled workforce capable of supporting the...
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Royal Australian Navy Veteran Joins Serco as Managing Director for Defense
Royal Australian Navy veteran Peter Behrendt has joined British company Serco as managing director for defense, succeeding Clint Thomas. In his new role, Behrendt will use his years of leadership experience in the defense and security sectors to oversee Serco’s development and deployment of emerging defense technologies. He spent over 12 years at RAN, serving...
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Australia’s Defence Intelligence Group Turns to Industry to Manage Data Surge
Australia needs industry support to design, develop and sustain capabilities to manage the anticipated surge in intelligence data over the next decade, according to Maj. Gen. Brett Mousley, head of intelligence capability for Defence Australia’s Defence Intelligence Group. At a DIG briefing held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, Mousley highlighted the need...
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Australia Taps Thales as Strategic Partner for Ammunition Production
The Australian government has selected Thales Australia as one of its strategic partners under the newly published Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Plan. As a key collaborator, the company will help boost the country’s defense capabilities, particularly in enhancing Defence Australia’s GWEO stockpile, strengthening domestic munition manufacturing and supply chain, and speeding up the...
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Australia Taps Thales, Lockheed Martin to Enhance Local Defense Manufacturing Capabilities
The Australian government is collaborating with Thales and Lockheed Martin to boost domestic defense solutions manufacturing. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced that the Albanese government has tapped Thales to build, establish and commission a 155-millimeter M795 artillery ammunition facility in the country. The factory, to be built at the Benalla Munitions Facility, is...
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Red Cat to Deliver FlightWave Drones to Royal Australian Navy
Drone technology company Red Cat announced that it has secured a contract to deliver 12 FlightWave Edge 130 Blue unmanned, military-grade tricopters to the Royal Australian Navy. FlightWave Edge, a Blue UAS-approved drone, offers long-range surveillance and reconnaissance and vertical take-off and landing capabilities, making it ideal for maritime operations and missions in other challenging...
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AUKUS Nations Conduct First ‘Maritime Big Play’ Exercise
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States recently participated in the inaugural Maritime Big Play exercise, a series of experiments and demonstrations focused on enhancing the capabilities and interoperability of uncrewed maritime systems. According to Madeline Mortelmans, U.S. acting assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities, the Maritime Big Play exercise has...