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Written by Army Technology

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 10 January 2021

Rheinmetall has secured a €543m order to deliver additional logistic vehicles to Bundeswehr, the unified armed forces of Germany. Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-service Support, or BAAINBw, awarded the new contract to Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV).

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Written by Australian High Commission

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 03 January 2021

The Australian Defence Force is proud to support our Fijian vuvale, just as Fiji’s Bula Force supported Victorian communities devastated by the black summer fires. This was stated by the Australian Defence Minister, Linda Reynolds. She said the two countries have a proud history of helping one another in times of need.

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Written by JARED KELLER

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 14 December 2020

Just one month after finally fielding a handful of fresh Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) to grunts, the Marine Corps has decided to officially kick the production of its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War up a notch. The service on Tuesday announced that it had formally approved the new vehicle for full-rate production, which means the Corps “can build and field higher quantities of the ACV at a sustained rate over the next several years,” according to a Marine Corps Systems Command release.

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Written by ADM

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 13 December 2020

The US and Australia have launched their first agreement to continuously develop a virtual cyber training range. Both nations signed the Cyber Training Capabilities Project Arrangement on November 3, which enables US Cyber Command to incorporate ADF feedback into their simulated training domain, the Persistent Cyber Training Environment. Raytheon’s PCTE is a cyber training platform for real-world defensive missions across boundaries and networks.

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Written by administrator

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 10 December 2020

Lockheed Martin Rotary Mission Systems, Orlando, Florida, is awarded an $89,246,355 modification (P00016) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable contract N68335-18-C-0681. This modification exercises an option to procure 35 electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) full rate production units and related equipment.

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Written by Navy Recognition

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 30 November 2020

According to a press release published on 27 November 2020, Austal Limited is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has ‘cut metal’ on the third of six new Cape-class patrol boats to be constructed for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The plate-cutting marks the start of construction of Hull 813, part of a A$324 million, six vessel contract announced on 1 May 2020 by the Australian Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC and Defence Industry Minister, The Honourable Melissa Price MP.

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Written by Army Technology

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 30 November 2020

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has unveiled a new transformation strategy to provide defence with a framework to boost its strategic purpose, performance and accountability. The ‘Lead the Way: Defence Transformation Strategy’ framework will increase the capability of defence to identify and grab opportunities to transform the enterprise and boost the delivery of the objectives.

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Written by Navy Recognition

Category: Defence Industry

Published: 29 November 2020

The Philippine Navy received its first-ever, advanced fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) ScanEagle. It was acquired through the Maritime Security Initiative Program of the United States. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Kelly from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and JUSMAG (Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group) officials delivered this Php710-million ($14.79 million) system to the Philippine Navy to increase the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s maritime domain awareness and border security capabilities.