Australia joins US and UK for Exercise Red Flag Nellis 24-1
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is preparing for the world’s toughest air combat training environment, alongside counterparts from the United States and United Kingdom during Exercise Red Flag...
View ArticleFirst Australian sailors head to submarine officer school in Groton
US officials announced the first three Royal Australian Navy personnel graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit last week. The sailors previously graduated from the Nuclear Power...
View ArticleAustralia joins Japan-United States exercise for first time
The Australian Defence Force has joined Japan and the United States for Exercise Keen Edge for the first time. Historically a bilateral activity between Japan and the United States, Keen Edge 24 will...
View ArticleAustralia to participate in Exercise Milan 24
Australia will continue to deepen its relationships with India and like-minded regional partners this month by participating in Exercise Milan 24. Hosted by India from 19-27 February in the port city...
View ArticleIndra to develop H225M mission simulator for Singapore
Indra has been awarded a contract for the development and production of a EASA Level D qualifiable H225M FMS for the RSAF. The contract includes post-delivery support, technical assistance, and options...
View ArticleCisco supporting cyber resilience platforms through the Defence Trailblazer
Technology company Cisco joins forces with the University of Adelaide under the Defence Trailblazer to support resilience in the cyber domain Australians are no stranger to cyber-attacks and...
View ArticleRYAN AEROSPACE ships 500th simulator
RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) has achieved a milestone with the shipment of its 500th flight simulator. RYAN AEROSPACE started producing rotary wing simulators in 2005 and later ventured into the fixed...
View ArticleUS Marines arrive at Darwin for training
United States Marines have arrived in the Northern Territory as part of the 13th rotation of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D). The United States is Australia’s principal strategic partner and...
View ArticleSaab wins deal for UK training systems
Saab has signed an initial three-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of support to Live Simulation systems with ILT-D (Instrumented Live Training), valued at £60M and...
View ArticleSaab delivers ADF field hospital training
Saab Australia recently hosted ADF personnel at its Deployable Health Capability Support Centre (DHCSC) in Queensland to deliver CMR 2 Introduction into Service training to enable the deployment of...
View ArticleLufthansa Technik starts P-8A training for German techs
Roughly a year before the planned entry into service of the new maritime patrol aircraft, Lufthansa Technik recently began qualifying the first German Navy technicians for the support of the P-8A...
View ArticleFLAIM Systems awarded deal for countermine training tech
FLAIM Systems has been awarded a $1.32 million contract from the Australian Army to further develop the FLAIM Sweeper, an immersive countermine and explosive hazard awareness training system. The...
View ArticleADF wraps up Exercise Balikatan
The 39th iteration of the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States has concluded, with around 200 Australian Defence Force personnel taking part....
View ArticleExercise Bersama Shield concludes
Exercise Bersama Shield has concluded in Malaysia. A contingent of around 25 Australian Defence Force personnel and a RAAF C-27J Spartan aircraft deployed to Malaysia, joining participants from the...
View ArticleDefence budget 2024-25: Nuclear-powered submarines distort spending patterns
A few things jump out from an analysis of next year’s Defence budget of $55.687 billion. As has been widely expected, the quest to acquire nuclear-powered submarines has started swallowing money like...
View ArticleFORC3 partners with Calian on combat vehicle virtual training
The FORC3 team, comprised of multiple Canadian land defence solution providers, continues to develop its comprehensive solution for the upcoming Land Vehicle Crew Training System (LVCTS) program. As...
View ArticleNew training facility opens at HMAS Stirling
A new training facility to be run by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with support from Luerssen Australia has been officially opened at HMAS Stirling. Over the past five years, Luerssen Australia, in...
View ArticleDPS expands partnership with Kompozition
Downer Professional Services announced it has elevated its strategic partnership with Australian digital engineering software scale-up, Kompozition, to better support the continued delivery of...
View ArticleHanwha Defence Australia adopts 3DEXPERIENCE platform
Hanwha Defence Australia has expanded its partnership with Dassault Systèmes through the adoption of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to support their Australian Department of Defence contracts. Already an...
View ArticleEmbraer and Rheinmetall ponder new C-390 training centre
Embraer and Rheinmetall are in discussions to expand their training network with a focus on the C-390. The aim is evaluate the needs of the increasing number of C-390 European customers with respect to...
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