Part of the state’s $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund (SIDF), the grant will enable Leidos to “relocate and upgrade its Mission Equipment Service Centre”, boosting its capacity to maintain advanced airborne radar and electro-optic systems.
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann is touring Australia as part of Exercise Pitch Black 26 held in the Northern Territory this month.
Already in service with the Army’s 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, the Integrator uncrewed aerial system (UAS) is the fourth platform operated by the Navy’s dedicated UAS squadron since its commissioning in 2018.
New questions have been raised about the combat capabilities of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft after it was shown accompanied by a Meteor air-to-air missile.
Indonesian Air Force T-50i Golden Eagle light combat aircraft have been deployed to Exercise Pitch Black in the Northern Territory for the first time.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles spoke about the recently released 2026 National Defence Strategy and the government’s investment in autonomous and uncrewed capabilities to enhance Australia’s defence readiness and resilience.