Australia

Raytheon awarded $57 million for Evolved SeaSparrow Missile production requirements

Raytheon was awarded two contracts for for long lead material for the production of Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles, the U.S. Department of Defense said

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Australia police treating Melbourne knife attack as ‘terrorism event’

Australian police said they are treating a deadly knife attack in Melbourne as an act of terror, and the suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to authorities

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US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales

General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines

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Australia signs €2 billion contract with Rheinmetall for 211 Boxer wheeled armored vehicles

Germany's Rheinmetall announced that it secured a €2.1 billion (Au$3.3 billion) contract to supply Australia with 211 Boxer wheeled armored vehicles

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Australia revokes citizenship of 5 dual nationals for joining ISIS

Australia has revoked the citizenship of five people who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS, bringing the number of people stripped of their citizenship to six

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Australian Defence Force to buy 1,000 more Rheinmetall trucks under Land 121 project extension

Rheinmetall expects to deliver more than 1,000 new logistics trucks to the Australian Defence Forces as part of its land fleet modernization program

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Indian Air Force lands in Australia for Exercise Pitch Black combat drills

Indian Air Force personnel and combat jets landed in Australia for Exercise Pitch Black 2018, the first time India has participated in the biennial air drills

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Australia awards BAE $26 billion contract for Future Frigates

Australia awarded BAE Systems a $26 billion (AuS$35 billion) contract to build nine Aegis-equipped anti-submarine frigates for the Royal Australian Navy

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Australia to buy six MQ-4C Triton drones, first to be in service in 2023

Australia is to invest Au$1.4 billion ($1.04 billion) to procure the first of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial systems for maritime surveillance, the government said

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Quad 2.0 rests on India embracing Australia and the United States

Nishtha Sharma argues India should overcome enduring mistrust of the US and Australia and revive the Quad with Japan as a credible response to China in the Indo-Pacific

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