The ADF personnel who rotated to Afghanistan in May as part of Mentoring Task Force 3 are equipped with the Army’s new Soldier Combat Ensemble (SCE), which integrates the latest generation of body armour and combat uniform.

The Landing Ship Heavy HMAS Tobruk should be back at 48 hours readiness to sail by the end of August, according to Ministers Smith and Clare.

With the withdrawal of the Australian AP-3C Orion fleet in 2019 or thereabouts, the partial replacement of this highly capable and versatile maritime ISR capability by the P-8 Poseidon presents many challenges, not least the management and support of mission software.

Despite being placed on the government’s Projects of Concern list last November, Project Air 5418 is making progress: Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158A Joint Air to Surface Stand-off Missile should in RAAF service by the end of the year.

Contenders for the Phase 1 Bravo Digital Terminal Control System are looking forward to 2nd Pass approval later this year to learn which of their offerings has been selected as the preferred system

New Zealand’s 2011-12 defence budget continues to favour the Army, but the Navy and Air Force are getting a greater share; meanwhile the operational budget and civilian personnel numbers have fallen.

The Federal Government will contribute more than $9 million toward research for the protection of ADF personnel.

Barely a month after major cyber attacks on Lockheed Martin and Sony, stratsec CEO and Head of Cyber Security at BAE Systems Australia, Tim Scully, surveys the cyber threat and highlights the challenges we face .

The Saab Giraffe Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) radar introduced late last year by the ADF has now been rolled out to a number of patrol bases and Forward Operating Bases (FOB) across Uruzgan Province.

Cyber security was once a ‘sleeper’ issue, but no more: a Cyber White Paper, following a number of studies, reports and policy statements, will cement the issue squarely in the national consciousness.

Defence has finalized the purchase of the former UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary amphibious ship Largs Bay.

The International School of Aviation Australia (ISAA) is holding their annual Open Day on Sunday May 29.

Elbit Systems, announced that it successfully completed a test flight of its ANVIS/HUD Day/Night Helicopter Helmet Mounted HUD with color symbology

Liquip International has delivered two Aviation Hydrant Dispensers to the Airborne Early Warning and Control System Program Office in RAAF Williamtown.

AeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order valued at US$7.8 million for 919 digital module upgrade kits under an existing contract with the US Army.

Raytheon Australia has signed a $70 million contract with the DMO for the provision of EPLRS and MicroLight radios and associated support under Joint Project 2072.