As the Indo-Pacific faces heightened military tensions, the Australian government, under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, is enhancing its defense industry with large-scale domestic production of missiles and munitions. Announced today, the 2024 Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Plan outlines Australia’s strategy to build self-reliant defense capabilities while creating hundreds of jobs. The government […]
Australia; Navy orders Standard SAM for $4.7B
Australia announced Tuesday a $4.7 billion deal to arm its navy with cutting-edge US medium and long-range missiles at a time of rapidly escalating military tensions in the Asia-Pacific. The agreement, hailed by Canberra as a “significant milestone,” retools Australia’s naval defenses in line with a new strategy unveiled this year to deter China’s “coercive […]
Australia; MoD orders additional C-UAV Laser interceptors
On October 8, 2024, Australian company AIM Defence announced the delivery of two additional Fractl counter-drone laser systems. This delivery follows a $4.8 million contract signed at the end of August to supply the Australian Defence Force (ADF), bringing AIM Defence’s total engagements with the Australian Department of Defence to over $10 million in the […]
Australia; Government mulls transferring M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
According to information reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, in collaboration with the Biden administration, the Australian government is working on a plan to send 59 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. As the war in Ukraine continues, where Ukrainian forces struggle to compensate for material losses against a Russian army capable of quickly replacing its […]
Australia; Army orders additional DAGOR ATVs.
The Commonwealth of Australia has recently awarded a contract to Polaris Australia for the supply of the DAGOR vehicle, an off-road and internally transportable tactical mobility platform. The contract, valued at approximately USD 14.6 million, includes the vehicles, mission accessories, technical manuals, spare parts and tool kits, as well as driver and technician training and […]
Australia; US approves sale of 350 Javelin anti-tank missiles
On August 19, 2024, the State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia for FGM-148F Javelin Missiles and related equipment at an estimated cost of $100 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has issued the required certification notifying Congress of this potential sale. The Australian Government has requested to purchase […]
Australia; Local think tank advises procurement of US made B-21 stealth bombers
On August 7, 2024, a group of Australian defense experts and think tanks, including the Institute of Public Affairs and Strategic Analysis Australia, released a report titled “National Security and Australia’s Northern Defence.” The report aims to enhance Australia’s defense capabilities and proposes an alternative strategy known as “Plan B.” This strategy includes a recommendation […]
AUKUS Nations; Development of AI-enabled precision strike UAVs
The AUKUS (Autonomy Working Group) partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States has achieved a significant milestone with the successful trial of AI-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed to locate, disable, and destroy ground targets. This groundbreaking exercise, which took place as part of the annual US-hosted multinational Project Convergence experimentation exercise, […]
Australia, MoD to fund Ghost Shark UUV Production
Ghost Shark is being jointly developed and funded by a partnership between Defence and Anduril Australia, and will become Mission Zero (0) for the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA).Image rendering of the Ghost Shark autonomous submarine. Photo: Australian Department of Defence Canberra and Anduril Industries have signed an agreement to expedite the Royal Australian Navy’s […]
Oceania; British UAV sold in Australia and New Zealand.
Evolve Dynamics, a British manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has successfully secured a defense order for its SKY MANTIS 2 aircraft and accessories package from a defense customer in the Australia and New Zealand region on July 8, 2024. This order, facilitated by the delivery partner Criterion Solutions, marks the debut of the SKY […]