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Oct- 2021 -

28 October

Land

Australian Army Trials Autonomous Truck Convoy

An Australian army project to develop a fleet of autonomous trucks using “leader-follower vehicle” technology has completed a series of trials.

18 October

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Australia to Invest $2.4 Million in New Unmanned Ground Vehicle

Australia has awarded a $2.4 million contract to Cyborg Dynamics Engineering to develop a lightweight, semi-autonomous unmanned ground vehicle.

18 October

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Lockheed, Shoal to Deliver Military Satellite Communication System to Australia

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Australian engineering firm Shoal Group to deliver next-gen military satellite communications systems to the Australian Defence Forces.

7 October

Land

Inder Singh Bisht

Australian Army Trials Electric Bikes for Reconnaissance

The Australian Army has begun trials on “stealth” e-bikes for battlefield information gathering.

Sep- 2021 -

16 September

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Australia to Get Nuclear Subs in New US, British Partnership

Canberra will receive a nuclear submarine fleet and American cruise missiles as part of its new military alliance with the US and Britain.

7 September

DOD Contracts

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Awards $95 Million Hypersonic Missile Design Contracts

The US Air Force has modified preliminary design review (PDR) contracts with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon for a hypersonic cruise missile.

Aug- 2021 -

27 August

Americas

A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) during a flight test off Hawaii in 2017

Hercules Reyes

US State Department Announces Potential Missile Sale to Australia

The US State Department announced a potential foreign military sale to Australia in a $350 million deal that will include defense services for future missile production.

18 August

Americas