Australia and New Zealand Military & Defence

On March 2 this year, the "kangaroos" signed a contract with Boeing to purchase three Loyal Wingman drones. The exciting thing, in this case, is that the deal took place a few days after the first flight of the machine.

The Australian government has commissioned an autonomous project through an interface structure to counter explosive devices. The project participants are clear - Downer Defense Systems, Urban Circus, EPE, and Insitu Pacific.

Until recently, it was not even clear when they would begin to fully test it, but now the first photographs have appeared - and therefore flights to the mountains, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The Australian government, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will spend about US $ 8 million on training autonomous underwater vehicles that mimic various types of submarines and torpedoes, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

According to the recently announced documents regarding changes in the planning of Australia's defense system since 2020, the country has increased its planned defense spending from approximately USD 135 to USD 187 billion.

The agreement between both parties is to provide access to each other's military bases - a pact that will clear the way for new military exchanges and exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.

Boeing Corporation has rolled out a prototype of a promising unmanned aircraft for fighter aircraft. Soon they should begin ground tests of the complex, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

AI-Search, Defence’s Artificial Intelligence prototype to transform airborne search and rescue is now in its second phase of development, learned BulagrianMilitary.com according the DoD of australian Government statement.

Four warships left Sydney at February 17 to begin the sea phase of the Royal Australian Navy’s first major exercise for the year, Fleet Certification Period 2020 (FCP20), learned BulgarianMilitary.com

STOCKHOM, (BM) - Saab has signed an Enterprise Partnering Agreement with the Australian Department of Defence to provide combat management systems across all the Royal Australian Navy’s major surface ships, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according SAAB statement. Read more: The U.S. Navy is planning development of next generation heavy surface…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to two hundred (200) AGM-158C, Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs); and up to eleven (11) ATM-158C LRASM Telemetry Variant (Inert). Also included are DATM-158C LRASM, Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM-158C LRASM), containers, support and test equipment, publications and…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to New Zealand of five (5) C-130J aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.4 billion, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: New Zealand Plans a Massive Defence Investments in Land Systems and Soldier Equipment …

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to eight hundred fifty (850) Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment 1 Block 1 (JCREW I1B1) Systems (533 vehicle mounted and 317 dismounted); spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; technical exchanges, publications…

SIDNEY, (BM) - Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Australian Defence Force Tactical Data Link Authority (ADFTA) to deliver tactical data link (TDL) systems and training as part of the development of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Joint Data Network, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: The Australian…

MOSCOW, (BM) - After reports that the Myanmar armed forces are interested in purchasing Russian Su-57 fighters for the modernization of its fleet, as well as the recent statement by the ambassador of this country in Moscow on this issue, an assessment of the possible consequences of such an acquisition on the security of Southeast Asian states…

SIDNEY, (BM) - Rheinmetall is pleased to confirm the Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) has been selected by the Commonwealth of Australia to compete in the Risk Mitigation Activity (RMA) trials for the $15 billion LAND 400 Phase 3 program, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Lynx KF41 is a next generation tracked,…

SYDNAY, (BM) - Airbus Helicopters is offering a cost-effective approach for taking the Tiger platform beyond 2040, in response to the Commonwealth of Australia’s (CoA) Request for Information (RFI) for the Project LAND4503 Armed Reconnaissance Capability. The RFI seeks solutions for the army’s future armed reconnaissance helicopter needs, learned…

SIDNEY, (BM) - Saab has received an order from the Australian Army to extend the support of their Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) and Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems until 2022, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: The Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Air Force in Joint Exercise Talisman…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Finland, Poland and Australia plan to upgrade their Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according U.S. Department of Defense statement. According the statement, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $99,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface…

SIDNEY, (BM) - The Department of Defence has awarded a $95.5 million contract to IBM to deliver the initial design of the Defence Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Australian DoD statement. The ERP program plans to roll out initial capability for finance reporting in 2020, followed by a larger…

SIDNEY, (BM) - Australian commandos attack and take a ferry under control in military exercise, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Australian DoD. The scenario was part of Exercise MARS Rotor Anchor Toothfish (RAT), a key exercise for the Sydney-based Tactical Assault Group – East (TAG-E) – the ADF’s “in extremis” counterterrorism force…

QUEENSLAND, (BM) - QueenslandThe largest Australian-led amphibious landing and offensive assault since World War II has taken place at Langham Beach, near Stanage Bay, Queensland, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according The Australian DoD statement. An amphibious task force comprising of military…

SIDNEY, (BM) - The Royal Australian Air Force starts flying alongside United States Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft as part of an Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) activity for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according the Australian MoD statement. The aim of Enhanced Air Cooperation is to…

WELLINGTON (BM) - Recent investments in land capabilities have provided improved combat capabilities to New Zealand’s land forces, learened BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Army Recognition. This has included improved tactical vehicles for the New Zealand Special Operations Forces, and the introduction of the MARS-L rifle as the standard…

SIDNEY (BGM) - Aquabotix Ltd has been awarded an approximately US$150,000 contract for the purchase of its SwarmDiver system along with training and test support for the United States Military, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according company statement. Read more: Australia Will Acquire 12 Attack Submarines from Naval Group This hardware…

GAITHERSBURG (BGM) - Roboteam, a leading global provider of tactical ground robotic systems, announced today that it has won a tender on behalf of the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF), learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The company was awarded the bid through Trakka Tech, a world-class company with a range of specialised mission solution…

WELLINGTON (BM) - The Royal New Zealand Navy's (RNZN's) future hydrographic and diving support vessel has arrived in New Zealand following a 46 day-long journey from Denmark, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. The service announced in mid-May that the 84.7 m-long vessel, which will be known as HMNZS Manawanui once commissioned,…

NEWCASTLE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Australian defence officials have been urged to consider round-the-clock dehumidification systems at an Air Forcebase near Newcastle to curb the corrosion risk for its fleet of Joint Strike Fighter jets, learned Bulgarianmilitary.com, quoting ABC News. Auditing and consulting firm KPMG was tasked…

CANBERRA, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Australia buys second Triton Aircraft for Royal Australian Air force needs, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Nortrop Grumman press release. Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper identified the requirement for seven high altitude, long endurance Triton unmanned aircraft. Northrop Grumman will…

SYDNEY, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Thales Australia has signed a collaboration agreement with Kalyani Group for the design, development and manufacture of next generation weapons systems for defence customers in India and abroad, learned BugarianMilitary.com, quoting Shephard Media Read more: Thales Will Equip the Indian Armed Forces…

MELBOURNE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On 27th February 2019 Leonardo announced that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Northrop Grumman Australia for partnering on C-27J through life support services in New Zealand, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Leonardo is the manufacturer of the C-27J Spartan tactical…

KESWICK, Adelaide, South Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Naval Group Australia started the week with signing of a Framework Agreement with ASC on 25th February 2019. The agreement sets the conditions of their partnership regarding the Australian Sovereign Submarine Programs, learned BulgarianMilitary.com The CEO of ASC, Stuart Whiley, said…

MELBOURNE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) — Boeing has introduced today (27th February 2019) the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, which is the newest unmanned platform of the company, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Boeing offers unmanned vehicles that operate in the sea, across the ground, in the air and beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Unmanned…

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (BulgarianMilitary.com) – It was revealed by Saab on 21st February 2019 that the Capability Acquisition Sustainment Group on behalf of the Australian Army awarded the company an order, the goal of which is the Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES) equipment for the Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) System to…

KESWICK, Adelaide, South Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On 11th February 2019 Naval Group Australia boasted of signing the Future Submarine Program Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) with the Commonwealth of Australia (CoA), learned BulgarianMilitary.com The signing of the agreement was performed in the presence of Prime Minister Scott…

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, the USA (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On 28th January 2019 the Australian Department of Defence announced that the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) has deployed more than 370 personnel and 8 aircraft to participate in the world’s most complex air warfare training at Exercise Red Flag 19-1 (from 22nd January to 15th February…

LOS ANGELES, the USA (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Silvus Technologies announced on 11th December 2018 that a major military Prime contractor in Australia has received the first set of High Data Rate Line of Sight (HDRLOS) systems for the Royal Australian Navy's fleet of Anzac Frigates, learned BulgarianMilitary.com The HDRLOS systems were…

MELBOURNE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Australia will acquire 12 large conventionally-powered attack submarines from Naval Group under a strategic partnering agreement. In that relation the Minister of Defence of Australia Christopher Pyne confirmed that the Australian government has officially concluded the negotiations for the formal…

RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN and NEWCASTLE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown yesterday (9th December 2018) welcomed home Australia's first two locally-based F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters, learned BulgarianMilitary.com Read more: F-35 Lightning II Started IOT&E The event marks the…

BOTANY, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Safran Electronics & Defense announced earlier this week that a new facility of Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia (SEDA) was opened on 6th November 2018 in Botany, Australia in the presence of the Australian Minister of Defence, the Honourable Christopher Pyne, the CEO of Safran Electronics…

MELBOURNE, Australia, (BulgarianMilitary.com) – On 25 September, the Australian AusTender website published a request for information for special operations support helicopters. The RFI, for at least 16 helicopters, has been release by the Australian Department of Defense organization - Defense Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG),…

CANBERRA, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com) - On 28 September, the Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne together with Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Minister, Michael McCormack, visited the Army Recruit Training Centre in Kapooka, New South Wales (NSW). There, they officially marked the…

ADELAIDE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com), 10 September 2018, Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Saab Saab Australia announced on 4th September 2018 that the company has received an important U.S. certification for the upgrade to the Australian Army’s short range air-defence system to the latest Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5…

ADELAIDE, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com), 5 September 2018, Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Boeing The world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defence, space and security systems, Boeing, announced today that the company will start integrating new data analytics tools into all Boeing…

VIENNA, Austria (BulgarianMilitary.com), 4 September 2018, Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Schiebel/Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) Schiebel, the market leader in Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), revealed on 3 September 2018 that the company has established a new company in Australia,…

HENDERSON, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com), 10 August 2018, Editor: Stanislava Georgieva, Photo credit: YouTube The sea testing of the first Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boat (PPB-R) has begun. That was announced by the Australian shipbuilding company Austal, on 8 August, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The building of the boat is part of…

SINGAPORE (BulgarianMilitary.com), 1 August 2018, Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Lürssen On 30th July 2018, the headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark company Terma announced that it will provide the SCANTER 6002 radar for the twelve Australian Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). For that purpose an agreement for the customer, the Royal…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (BulgarianMilitary.com), July 9, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org The photo shows a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon taking off at Perth Airport. This aircraft has taken part in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Four Boeing P-8A Poseidons will replace the Lockheed Martin P-3K Orions of…

CANBERRA, Australia (BulgarianMilitary.com), June 22, 2018, Author: Bm Team, Photo: en.wikipedia.org Yesterday, on 21st June 2018, the Australian Department of Defence announced that the Australian Army in partnership with the Defence Innovation Hub has awarded three contracts for enhancing the defence capability. The total value of the three…

HENDERSON (Western Australia), June 1, 2018, Author: Bm team, Photo: Austal On 30th May the Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (Austal) announced the launching of the first of twenty-one Guardian Class Pacific Patrol Boats (PPBs), reported Shephard Media. The launching takes place two years after the awarding of the contract in accordance…

Linköping, Sweden, April 23, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova (Bm), Photo: Saab Under a contract, awarded by Luerssen Australia, Saab will supply the Situational Awareness System (SAS) for the new offshore patrol vessels (OPV) of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This was announced by Saab on April 20, reported Shephard Media. It is foreseen…

CHESHIRE (United Kingdom), March 07, 2018, Author: Galina Zdravkova (Bm), Photo by WFEL On 6th March, WFEL, the established world leader in design, manufacturing, and supply of rapidly-deployable tactical military bridging, announced that they have completed the first delivery of bridges for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) under the Land 155…

(QINETIQ)(Photo by QinetiQ) - QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) has introduced a new service to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) by emulating the threat posed to large naval vessels by small multi-rotor drones. The live demonstration was carried out in November 2017 from a Halifax-class frigate under the C$8.5M Unmanned Targets Repair, Overhaul and…

(Source: Army Recognition) The 40 M107A1 weapons and 42 MRAD rifles carry a combined cost of more than $2.85 million and will be carried by infantry personnel and commandos, the defense force said. The agreements will also cover day optics, suppressors and ballistic computer auxiliary equipment to complement the weapon systems. Both weapons will…

The intent is to issue a tender in 2017 for an, as yet, undefined number of systems with the goal of a contract award later in 2018. The Australian Ministry of Defence dubs this SHORAD replacement as Phase 7B of the Land 19 requirement which is performing an overall enhancement of the country’s Ground-Based Air Defence. Although specifics have…