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24 March

Australia Boosts Submarine Lethality With $125M MK-48 Torpedo Purchase

Australia is investing $125 million to acquire more MK-48 heavyweight torpedoes and enhance the striking power of its submarine fleet.

19 March

Arctic

North Warning System (NWS) Site BAF-3 is located in Brevoort Island, Nunavut, Northwest Territories. This long-range radar site was established in October 1988. The NWS is a joint Canadian-American radar system that provides aerospace surveillance. In Canada, the NWS comprises 47 sites--11 long-range sites and 36 short-range sites -- spanning the Arctic. PHOTO: Courtesy of Lianne Girard

Staff Writer With AFP

Canada PM Carney Announces Deal With Australia to Boost Arctic Radar

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a $6-billion Canadian dollar ($4.2 billion) deal with Australia to develop an Arctic radar system, warning that Canada must take more responsibility for its defense as US priorities shift.

17 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

QinetiQ Demos Australia’s First Laser-Based Defense Technology

Defense firm QinetiQ demonstrated Australia’s maiden scalable high-power laser optical chain prototype recently.

14 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Rheinmetall Starts MASS Ship Protection System Assembly in Australia

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has begun local assembly of the first anti-ship missile soft-kill system shipsets contracted by the Royal Australian Navy.

13 March

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

US Confirms $91M Sale of Precision-Guided Munitions to Australia

The US State Department has approved a potential $91.2-million sale of precision-guided munitions to Australia.

6 March

Technology

Representatives from Babcock and EPE operate the Squad Packable Utility Robots (SPUR) Remote Positioning Vehicles – Light

Christine Casimiro

Australian Defence Forces Receive Backpackable Counter-Explosive Robots

Babcock Australasia has delivered ready-to-use, backpackable robot systems to enhance the Australian Defence Forces’ (ADF) counter-explosive capabilities.

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28 February

Air