Defence Helicopter

BAE Systems Committed to Nowra for Seahawk Support Contract

12th March 2009

BAE Systems plans to establish a world class aviation maintenance facility in Nowra, NSW, if it secures the contract to support the Royal Australian Navy’s …

Defence Helicopter

BAE Systems acheves Project Echidna test milestone

12th March 2009

Delivery of an Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP) capability for the Australian Army’s fleets of Blackhawk and Chinook aircraft is a major step closer following …

Defence Helicopter

Rolls-Royce Turbomeca signs engine support contract with Australian Aerospace

11th March 2009

Rolls-Royce Turbomeca (RRTM) and Australian Aerospace have signed an agreement to provide Through-Life Support (TLS) for the Australian Army’s new fleet of MRH90 Helicopters. Under …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Avalon Airshow 2009 - SELEX Galileo develops a new NATO compliant Common Ground Control Station for Unmanned Air Systems

10th March 2009

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is set to introduce the development of its new NATO compliant, state-of the-art Common Ground Control Station (CGCS), at the Avalon …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AAI to Unveil Aerosonde Mark 4.7 Unmanned Aircraft

9th March 2009

AAI Corporation today announced it will unveil the Mark 4.7, the newest addition to its family of Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS), at the …

Uncrewed Vehicles

SELEX Galileo at the Avalon Air Show

9th March 2009

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica will showcase its key products in Surveillance, Targeting, Electronic Warfare and Air Navigation at the Avalon 2009 Air Show in Victoria, …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UAS completes sea trials with Singapore Navy

4th March 2009

Source: BoeingScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and subsidiary Insitu, today successfully completed a ship-based …

Defence Helicopter

Bell Provides Update on its Military Programs

23rd February 2009

Rich Linhart, Bell's vice president for Military Business Development said, Bell Helicopter continues to make significant advances in its key rotorcraft programs for our nation's …

Defence Helicopter

Kaman Completes ITAS Testing; Seasprite Helicopter Program Advances

22nd February 2009

The Helicopters Division of Kaman Aerospace has successfully completed all testing of its Integrated Tactical Avionics System (ITAS) software and taken title to eleven SH-2G …

Patrol boats

Evolved Cape Class (1-6) [Australia]

Programme Background Austal was awarded a contract to build six 'Evolved' Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 1 May 2020. The contract ...

OPVs

Arafura Class (Project SEA 1180) (1-6) [Australia]

Programme Background Australia's new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), the Arafura-class, will replace the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) fleet of Armidale and Cape-class patrol ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton (Contracted) [Australia]

Programme Background Three Contracted Units In June 2018, the Government provided Second Pass (Tranche 1) Approval to procure the first of six air vehicles, supporting ...

Frigates

Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (1-3) [Australia]

Programme Background Timeline Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates to replace ...

Frigates

Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (4-6) [Australia]

Programme Background Timeline Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MQ-28 Ghost Bat [Australia]

Programme Background Goal As stated by the Head of Air Force Capability, Air Vice-Marshal Robert Denney, in March 2022, the Ghost Bat will be an "operational ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Project Air 7003 (Australia)

Programme Background Requirement The Royal Australian Air Force has been without a UAS capability since the Heron was withdrawn in mid-2017. According to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

Second Hand SSNs [Australia]

Programme Background Timeline In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock ...

Military UAS - micro

Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Australia]

Programme Background In April 2024, while in Lviv, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced a new AU$100 million military assistance package for Ukraine. This reaffirms ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (1-3) [Australia]

Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates to replace the ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (1-3) [Australia]

Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates to replace the ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (4-6) [Australia]

Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates to replace the ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Project SEA 5000 Phase 1 (4-6) [Australia]

Under Australia's Sea 5000 Future Phase I Programme, the Royal Australian Navy was planned to receive nine new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates to replace the ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | AUKUS-SSNs (1-5) [Australia]

In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock move, will not ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | AUKUS-SSNs (1-5) [Australia]

In September 2021, it was announced in a trilateral announcement between Australia, the US and the UK that Australia, in a shock move, will not ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

SK4110

Rohde&Schwarz; SK4110 is a high-power HF transmitter that provides beyond-line-of-sight communications with a high data rate. Notably, it has a liquid cooling system and optional ...

Air: air combat simulators

Air Combat Training

Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.

Data links

MDM-2X02N

The MDM-2X02N is a tactical data link modem that combines the functionalities of a Link 11 DTS and Link 22 signal processor controller (SPC) into ...

Fixed wing aircraft engines

T56-A-14 turboprop

The Rolls-Royce (formerly Allison) T56 turboprop engine is one of the most widely used military engines with more than 18,000 produced and 200 million flight ...

Data links

MLT 2920

The MLT 2920 Multi Link Terminal is a Link 11/22 compatible data link solution. Supplied by Elbit Systems Deutschland, it comprises one Link 11 modem ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

ADV Guidance

In April 2023, Australia announced it had purchased an Undersea Support Vessel, which will support undersea surveillance systems trials. Built in 2013 and in service as a ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Kaman-22

Unveiled in February 2021, the Kaman-22 is the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Forces (IRIAF) flagship UAV. With a payload capacity of 300kg and seven hardpoints, ...

Corvettes

Tasman Class (Avante 2200)

During Indo Pacific 2023, Navantia Australia unveiled the Tasman-class corvette. The vessel is based on the Avante 2200 design, which has already been procured by ...

Fighter - multirole

Mirage 5

The Dassault Aviation Mirage 5 multirole fighter is a single-engine, delta-wing platform which is a derivative of the Mirage III aircraft. Both of these platforms ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton

The MQ-4C Triton is a maritime version of the Global Hawk high-altitude long-endurance UAS. Developed to fulfil the USN's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance requirement, the Triton ...

Transport

An-22

The largest transport aircraft of the time, the An-22 Antei (NATO reporting name Cock) is a heavy military transport aircraft developed by Antonov in the ...

Land: coastal surveillance radars

JORN

The Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) is a three-radar system designed to detect aircraft and ships, including small passenger planes, fighter jets and boats, off ...

Patrol boats

Cape Class

The Cape-class patrol boat was contracted to Australian company Austal in 2011 as a replacement for the Australian Customs and Border Protection fleet of Bay-class ...

Submarines: nuclear, attack

AUKUS SSN

The AUKUS-SSN will be the submarine design resulting from the AUKUS trilateral pact between Australia, the US and the UK. Expected to incorporate technology from ...

Air: AEW/fire control radar

RP-22 Sapfir 21

The RP-22 Sapfir 21 is an upgraded Sapfir for late-1960s MiG-21 fighters.