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Rohde & Schwarz upgrades RAAF Air-Ground-Air voice link
Rohde & Schwarz (Australia) has signed a contract with BAE Systems to provide software defined radios, back up communications systems and monitoring for Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air traffic control (ATC). This contract forms part of Project AIR 5431 Phase 3, which will see the current fixed military air traffic management and control systems […]
Thales Contract for Australian Manufacturing
Thales and the Australian Government have signed a decade long contract worth more than AUS$1bn to ensure the manufacture and supply of strategic munitions to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). This contract demonstrates that Australia’s sovereign defence industry is vital to delivering a capability advantage to the ADF and this partnership reinforces the Government’s commitment […]
NEW ZEALAND ORDERS BENDIGO MANUFACTURED BUSHMASTERS
The New Zealand Army is to purchase Bushmaster armoured vehicles developed and manufactured by French Thales Group in Bendigo. Thales will supply 43 Bushmasters in a deal worth $75 million. Bushmaster is a heavy 11-tonne, 4×4 protected vehicle with a 4-tonne payload and a V-hull design which deflects explosions away from the passenger cabin.
The end of an era: Australia's classic Hornet jet fighters undergo last service
Australia's much-loved squadrons of frontline jet fighters have been serviced for the last time, marking the end of an era in the Royal Australian Air Force. The last F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets to undergo deeper maintenance servicing have rolled out of the Boeing Defence Australia facility at RAAF Base Williamtown. The RAAF Base Williamtown agreed to […]

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