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...
Exail signs MOU with Solutions from Silicon for data management … – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
Exail, formerly ECA Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australian company Solutions from Silicon to collaborate on providing advanced data management capabilities, enabling naval crews to prepare, conduct and manage their Mine Countermeasures (MCM) missions more efficiently.Solutions from Silicon (SfS) develops MINTACS, the Mine Warfare Tactical Command Software engineered...
Asia-Pacific countries on track to increase defence spending – APDR – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region has raised tensions with Australia, provoking Australian defence spending increases. Australia will raise its defence budget annually by an average of 3.8% for the next five years, according to GlobalData, with the increase intended to achieve program modernisations and to maintain security and stability in the surrounding Indo...
Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies prepare to receive robotic … – Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
In 2019, the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies awarded a contract to the Belgium Naval & Robotics consortium, made up of ECA Group (now Exail) and Naval Group, to supply 12 vessels and around 100 tools dedicated to stand-off mine countermeasures (MCM) at sea. Exail’s stand-off MCM solution, also known as replacement MCM, keeps the vessel and crew away from danger by sending drones (tools)...
