The governments of Norway and Australia have formalised their agreement for Australia to participate in the development of the Joint Strike Missile for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Joint Strike Missile – JSM – is being developed by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Systems as a long-range maritime strike missile that can be carried in the
Senator Marise Payne has been sworn in as the new Minister for Defence in place of Kevin Andrews, who expressed his disappointment that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had decided to move him aside as he looked to the future by making extensive changes to the ministry. The former Minister for Human Services, who has become
Land Defence Australia Limited has announced that the Land Forces 2016 exposition will be held next year at the Adelaide Convention Centre from September 6 to 8. A total of 464 exhibitor companies from 21 countries participated in the event last year, with visitors attending from around the world. This content is available exclusively to Australian
The Australian Air Task Group (ATG) has carried out its first strike against an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) target in eastern Syria. Former minister Kevin Andrews stated that two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hornets identified an armoured personnel carrier that was hidden in an ISIL compound, and reported back to
The Australian Air Task Group (ATG) has completed its first operational mission in Syria. No weapons were released during the mission, which provided “on-call interdiction and dynamic targeting support”, according to Defence. The two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets, a E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C platform and a KC-30A tanker transport that were involved in the
Boeing has announced that it delivered the seventh CH-47F Chinook to the Australian Army on August 10, within budget and three weeks ahead of schedule. The seven advanced helicopters acquired under the AIR 9000 Phase 5C Medium Lift Helicopters project, which will replace Army’s existing CH-47D variants, were ordered as part of a Foreign Military