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Jan- 2022 -

27 January

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia Opens $14 Million Hypersonics Research Precinct

The Australian government opened a 14 million Australian dollar hypersonics research precinct in Brisbane this week.

11 January

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Australia to Spend $3.5B on American Tanks, Combat Vehicles

Australia has announced the purchase of more than 100 new tanks and other combat vehicles from the US worth around $3.5 billion.

6 January

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan, Australia Sign Defense Treaty With Eyes on China

Japan and Australia signed a "landmark" treaty to strengthen defense ties.

Dec- 2021 -

22 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia’s Triton Drone Production Hits Major Milestone

Northrop Grumman has passed a significant milestone in its production of Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned reconnaissance aerial system, mounting the aircraft fuselage onto the Triton’s one-piece wing.

21 December

Asia Pacific

Helicopter fires AGM-114 Hellfire II missile during RIMPAC

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves $108M Hellfire Missile Sale to Australia

The US State Department has tentatively approved a sale of 800 Hellfire missiles to Australia at an estimated $108 million.

20 December

Commentary

Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi

Horace Cooper

AUKUS Promises an Effective Check on China in the South Pacific

The AUKUS pact between the US, UK, and Australia will provide an effective check against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

17 December

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Upgrade Australian Aegis Combat System for $33M

Lockheed Martin Australia has secured a $33 million contract to upgrade the Aegis Combat System on the Australian Navy’s destroyers.

16 December

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia Seeks to Replace MRH 90 Helos With Black Hawks

Australian defense minister Peter Dutton announced last week that the government wants to replace the country’s Airbus MRH 90 Taipan helicopters with Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks.

13 December

Technology