An audit by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) into the Department of Defence’s procurement of Hunter class frigates and naval shipbuilding program, revealed a lack of a “value for… Continue reading "Scathing Audit into Australian Department of Defence Procurement of Hunter Class Frigates Shows a Lack of “Value for Money Focus”"
The Royal Australian Air Force announced on April 29 that the service had successfully concluded its first air-to-air refueling trials with Japan Air Self-Defence Force F-15 Eagles. From March 29… Continue reading "Royal Australian Air Force Tanker Concludes First Refueling Trials With Japanese F-15s"
Australia’s defence ministry announced on 8 April that it had procured a dedicated Undersea Support Vessel from the civilian market. In a press release, Defence announced that it had purchased… Continue reading "Australia Purchases Second-Hand Undersea Drone Support Vessel"
Australia’s defence ministry announced Monday that it had selected Lockheed Martin Australia as its preferred tenderer for Australia’s first sovereign-controlled satellite communication system. According to the Defence press release announcing… Continue reading "Australia Selects Lockheed Martin For Satellite Communications Network"
The head of Australia’s AUKUS task force said on Tuesday that the design of the future nuclear-powered attack submarine to be built in Australia is “about 70 percent mature”, following… Continue reading "Australian AUKUS Task Force Head: New Submarine Design About 70% Mature"
According to four US officials speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the US is expected to forward deploy a number of submarines to Western Australia as a stopgap measure… Continue reading "Australia To Purchase Virginia-Class Nuclear Submarines from US"
This week both Australia and Romania have confirmed the procurement of Kongsberg-Raytheon’s Naval Strike Missiles (NSM). Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract worth over $500 million with the… Continue reading "Australia & Romania Opt For Naval Strike Missiles"
Throughout December, an Australian delegation including Defense Mnister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong has been visiting capitals across the Pacific. This included trips to the US and Japan… Continue reading "American and Japanese Deployments to Australia to be Expanded"
On 13 Decemberh, during a visit by an Australian delegation led by Foreign Minister Penny Wong to the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, the two democracies signed a new defense… Continue reading "Australia and Vanuatu Sign New Defense Agreement"
A new Status of Forces Agreement between Australia and Fiji will allow deeper cooperation between the two countries and facilitate more joint operations. After visiting the Kingdom of Tonga to… Continue reading "‘We don’t have closer friends than Fiji’ Australia and Fiji Reaffirm Defence Ties"