Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro has announced that Airbus has been selected as the strategic partner for Defence’s Resilient Multi-mission Space STaR Shot – a strategic research program established to develop future space capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).An experienced satellite developer and integrator, Airbus Defence and Space will work with Defence...
REDARC supports live firing training – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
In 2019, REDARC Defence Systems signed a contract to deliver Multi Aspect Threat Emulation Systems (MATES) to the Australian Army to support Defence’s understanding of target system requirements. This concept demonstrator agreement was to include Gaardtech, Formcut, IntelliParticle and REDARC Defence Systems. In the wake of a series of significant natural disasters and the COVID19 Pandemic, an...
Rheinmetall unit supplies Ukraine with mobile computer tomography … – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
A joint effort by the German aid organisation ADRA Deutschland e.V., the German NGO Aktionskreis Wirtschaft-Politik-Wissenschaft e.V., and Rheinmetall subsidiary Zeppelin Mobile Systeme GmbH (ZMS) shows what can be achieved when capable people team up in pursuit of a good cause. Working together, they were able to supply urgently needed medical technology to Ukraine.In June 2022, representatives...
'Don't tell us what to do': Sunil Gavaskar warns England, Australia – Firstpost – Firstpost
Sunil Gavaskar told the old cricketing powerhouses to look into their own cricket interests rather than telling India what to do. File image of Sunil Gavaskar. Reuters Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar gave a befitting reply to England and Australia for blaming the Indian Premier League (IPL) for disrupting the international cricket calendar.In his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar told the old...
HII launches Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
HII announced that Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The 7,800-ton submarine, which had been in a floating dry dock since being transferred from a construction facility in March, was submerged and moved by tugboats to the shipyard’s submarine pier for final outfitting, testing and crew...
ADF selects Blacktree for UHF satcom support – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Blacktree Technology has been selected to support the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Narrowband – Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) System in an A$36 million five-year sustainment contract.The Narrowband Systems Support Contract (NSSC) is a full-scope sustainment agreement incorporating all of the constituent functions required to sustain the UHF SATCOM system...
OPINION – Give them a decision, for God’s sake – Macau Business
By Leon Ieong Meng U*Macau’s economy is obviously miserable now. Even without the COVID-19, VIP Baccarat – the main source (in general 45%) of gambling revenue – would be ruined as the central government regarded it as a national security loophole. Because taxes on gambling gross revenue contributed to roughly 80 per cent of the overall government revenue, a simple...
C4 EDGE prototype comms system undergoes trials – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
A group of 31 Australian small-to-medium sized businesses has successfully trialled a prototype mobile tactical communications system for the Australian Army. Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the $35 million C4 EDGE initiative had demonstrated Australian industry’s ability to design, develop and manufacture Army’s radio equipment in Australia.“Critical defence capabilities, such...
From the Magazine: AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE'S ELECTRONIC … – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Electronic warfare (EW) involves the electromagnetic spectrum, with the aim of gaining clear control of that spectrum. Friendly forces need clear access for their own purposes, as well as the ability to attack an adversary’s communications and weapons control. EW can also have actions where directed energy is involved.EW can take place in the “grey zone” in the days, weeks or months before actual...
Australian budget preview: what we already know, and what the experts think – The Guardian
Initiatives have been announced in sectors such as manufacturing, banking and tourism. Will they work?Tuesday’s federal budget is expected to contain the largest deficit in decades – more than $200bn – and many big-ticket items to boost growth, including tax cuts, incentives for hiring and investment, and infrastructure spending.The government has already announced a series of initiatives that in...
