Rheinmetall awarded €430M contract for supply thousand more trucks to Australia
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The Duesseldorf, Germany-based tech enterprise has been selected to supply the Australian Defence Force with more than a thousand additional military trucks and modules. Just signed, the contract is worth €430 million. The Commonwealth of Australia has thus acted on a procurement decision already announced in July 2018. Delivery is scheduled to commence in 2019 […]
Saab contracted for Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system for Australian Army
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On 5 September, Swedish Saab has announced that company received an order for deliveries of the new Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon system to the Australian Army. According to the company’s statement, this is Saab´s sixth customer for the Carl-Gustaf M4 system since its launch in late 2014. Deliveries will take place during 2020. The new version […]
South Korean company to unveil AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicle at Land Forces 2018
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South Korean company Hanwha Defense Systems will unveil new AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicle during the Land Forces 2018 conference that will be held in Adelaide, Australia on 4-6 September. The advanced version of the K21 infantry fighting vehicle, to be known in Australia as the AS21 Redback, will be showcased for the first time at the Land Forces 2018 conference. The […]
Rheinmetall to unveil modern KF41 IFV during Land Forces Conference in Adelaide
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Rheinmetall will present its new Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) during the Land Forces 2018 conference that will be held in Adelaide, Australia on 4-6 September. The head of the recently formed Rheinmetall Vehicle Systems Division, Ben Hudson, said that the Rheinmetall team are excited to show Lynx KF41 and Boxer vehicles to everyone at […]
Australia orders 211 Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles
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Australia has awarded Rheinmetall an order for 211 Boxer wheeled armoured vehicles worth a total of €2.1 billion (AUD3.3 billion). The contract was signed at Parliament House in Canberra today by the Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull and the Managing Director of Rheinmetall Defence Australia Gary Stewart. Delivery of the advanced 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance […]
Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A fired Harpoon missile for the first time
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The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) announced on 23 July it had successfully test-fired one of its recently acquired ATM-84J Harpoon missile from P-8A Poseidon aircraft during Exercise RIMPAC 18. According to the RAAF’sstatement, ATM-84J Harpoon missile was launched from the aircraft at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, off the coast of Hawaii. Minister for Defence, Senator […]
Airbus performs first automatic air-to-air refuelling contact with large aircraft receiver
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Airbus Defence andSpace has successfully conducted world’s first automatic air-to-air refuelling contact with large aircraft receiver, said in a press release on 12 July. According to the company, Airbus Defence and Space has followed its earlier achievement in demonstrating Automatic Air-to-Air (A3R) refuelling of a fighter with another world-first – the same operation performed with a […]
BAE Systems wins contract for nine Future Frigates for the Royal Australian Navy
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The Royal Australian Navy has selected BAE Systems for the design, build and support of Future Frigates. According to the Australian Government’s announcement, BAE Systems has won the $35 billion contract to build Australia’s fleet of new navy frigates. The Global Combat Ship – Australia is based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate, one of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine […]
Thales Australia demonstrates Hawkei armoured vehicle in Poland
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Thales Australia held the dynamic field demonstration of its Hawkei PMV (Protected Mobility Vehicle) 4×4 armoured vehicle at the Military Institute of Armor and Automotive Technology (WITPiS) in Sulejówek on 18 May. Poland is working to significantly modernise its military capabilities and is looking to initially acquire about 50 protected mobility vehicles, with follow-on acquisition […]
Elbit Systems concludes successful delivery of thermal weapon sights to Australia
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Elbit Systems of Australia Pty Ltd (“Elbit Systems of Australia “ or “the Company”) has closed out the successful delivery phase of the Land 125 Phase 3C contract supplying XACTth65 thermal weapon sights to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Dan Webster, the Managing Director of Elbit Systems of Australia and Malcolm McKeith, the Director of […]