AllBabcock pitches frigate solution to expand Navy firepower, fleet
Babcock has responded to the growing speculation about the future Tier 2 combatants identified in the Defence Strategic Review, drawing on the experience and expertise that helped the company secure the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate contract with the Arrowhead 140 option. Amid growing speculation around the future of the Royal Australian Navy’s multi-billion-dollar Hunter […]
Asension Celebrates Milestone Export of Wombat 19-inch Rack Version to the UK
Adelaide, 9 August 2023 – Today, Asension, an Adelaide based electronic warfare (EW) company, proudly announces a significant achievement that marks a momentous step in their journey. The successful export of the Wombat 19-inch rack version to the UK signifies Asension’s debut in the international market and represents a remarkable milestone in their continued growth […]
Bring your best: Department of Defence requests sovereign UAS
The Australian Department of Defence has called on the defence industry to submit their best designs for an affordable and expendable, general purpose uncrewed aerial system. A call to action was announced for the sovereign UAS product crucial to national defence during discussions at the 2023 ADM Defence and Industry Research Symposium hosted by the University of […]
RNZAF clears NH90 helicopters as Talisman Sabre troops head home
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has cleared its fleet of NH90 medium utility helicopters of any problems after the fatal crash of an Australian Army MRH90 Taipan helicopter in The Whitsundays. A 48-hour pause was initially implemented on all Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 medium utility helicopters including three deployed to Exercise Talisman […]
Message to Our AIDN Members from AIDN CEO, Brent Clark
To our valued AIDN members, One of the many activities that AIDN undertakes is advocacy for Australian businesses, in particular the SME community. Today the Shadow Minister for Defence Industry spoke in Parliament about our concerns. AIDN has made it perfectly clear that we will represent you, the members, to the best of our ability […]
Exercise Talisman Sabre MRH-90 Incident
Defence continues the recovery operation of the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter which impacted waters near Lindeman Island on 28 July 2023. The recovery remains a complicated and difficult operation. On Monday 7 August, a Royal Australian Navy dive team recovered the Voice and Flight Data Recorder (VFDR), also known as the “black box”, from the […]
Nova Systems named among best places to work
Nova Systems has been named in the Top 10 in the 2023 WRK+ Best Places to Work study, as the company continues to strive to be one of the top employers of choice. Founded two decades ago, Nova Systems is a leading Australian owned and operated engineering and technology solutions company now with more than […]
USS North Carolina welcomed to HMAS Stirling naval base
Australia has officially welcomed the first US Virginia Class next-generation attack submarine to visit the nation since the AUKUS defence agreement was announced in March. The 115-metre, 7,800-tonne United States Navy submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) arrived in Perth, Western Australia, on 4 August for a scheduled port visit as part of routine patrols in the […]
If America’s national security has an ‘economic blindspot’, where does that leave us?
Once the world’s undisputed economic and industrial power, the United States is now facing the potential of multiple equally capable rivals, leaving a glaring “economic blindspot” in their national security planning, begging the question, where does that leave Australia? For much of history, the geopolitical environment has been the story of multipolarity, whether it was […]
First round of Boeing small businesses capability uplift gets defence ready
The year-long program designed to support companies who may not have experience working in a defence environment was delivered with the following partners: the Office of Defence Industry Support from the Department of Defence, AusIndustry, and Defence Jobs Queensland. Scott Carpendale, vice president and managing director, Boeing Defence Australia said, “The program builds on Boeing’s […]