The procurement of some 1,300 Protected Mobility Vehicles – Light (PMV-L) under Land 121 Phase 4 must be proving something of a headache to project staff tasked with progressing the various acquisition options.

Civilian research scientist Professor Salim Bouzerdoum from the University of Wollongong has been awarded the 2011 DSTO Eureka Prize, worth $10,000, for his work on radar imaging technology.

After a slow start the ADF has embraced UAVs enthusiastically and its inventory of operational system in Afghanistan is growing fast. So is the knowledge base underpinning the acquisition of a new long range system under Project Air 7000.

The experience of a specialist Melbourne SME highlights the critical contribution local industry can make to force protection, and the fragility of some of the industry capabilities directly supporting the ADF.

Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare last month signed a Global Supply Chain Deed with the UK’s largest defence company, BAE Systems plc.

The Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, has decided to decommission the RAN’s second ex-US amphibious landing ship, HMAS Kanimbla.

While only five Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) projects have been funded under Round 15 of the CTD program, these have important operational applications if they prove successful.

AgustaWestland and its partners are positioning themselves to bid for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) contract, when this eventually goes to tender.

Using iPods, game software and a lot of lateral thinking the New Zealand Army is developing a simulation capability for its Light Armoured Vehicle crews at a tiny fraction of the cost of a full-blown vehicle trainer.

A Sydney-based SME which made its name in the film industry has found a new application for its special effects and pyrotechnics skills in providing force preparation and pe-deployment training for ADF units

The Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and the Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare have released the terms of reference for the Review of the Sustainment of Australia’s Collins Class submarines by John Coles of BMT Defence Services in the UK.

Defence, through Diggerworks and DSTO, and Industry, led by the DMTC, will invest $20 million over the next five years on research designed to enhance the protection of servicemen and women in harm’s way.

The revelation that Navy’s amphibious fleet was effectively beached at the start of this year has had a cascading effect on Defence’s maritime sustainment activities. The resulting Rizzo report has changed the business environment markedly.

Adelaide-based Codan Limited has won a sole-source contract to supply high frequency (HF) radio systems to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) J6 Directorate.

Australia and the United Kingdom will share defence research facilities to enhance cooperation in science and technology and reduce operating costs under a deal announced by the Minister for Defence Science & Personnel, Warren Snowdon.

Defence has signed a $25 million contract with Thales Australia to deliver nine additional vehicle training simulators for the ASLAV.