Australia
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May- 2018 -31 MayBusiness
Australia’s new Boxer CRVs will carry Israel’s Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles
The Australian Army's new Rheinmetall Boxer Combat reconnaissance vehicles will carry Israeli-designed Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missiles, a senior defense official said.
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31 MayBusiness
Orbital to produce 271 anti-radar missiles for US Navy and Australia
Orbital ATK was awarded a $171 million contract modification to convert and produce AGM-88 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for the US Navy and Australia
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2 MayPolitics
Macron says France, Australia and India must ‘preserve balance’ in Pacific
No country should be allowed to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of France and Australia said Wednesday, as regional capitals fret over the rise of an increasingly assertive China
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Mar- 2018 -23 MarchBusiness
Raytheon awarded $523 million contract for AMRAAM air-to-air missile production
Raytheon was awarded a $523 million contract for the production of Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) that includes sales to eight U.S. allies
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14 MarchBusiness
Germany’s Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle wins Australia’s Land 400 contract
Rheinmetall's Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle has won Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 Project contract, a Au$5.2 billion ($4.1 billion) acquisition
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Jan- 2018 -18 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Japan, Australia push for defense pact amid regional tension
The prime ministers of Japan and Australia toured a military training ground, as the two countries seek to bolster defense ties
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16 JanuaryMiddle East
Australia ends air strike campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Australia carried out its final airstrikes in Iraq, concluding its air campaign against ISIS as part of Operation Inherent Resolve
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Dec- 2017 -29 DecemberBusiness
Raytheon awarded $634 million contract for AMRAAM air-to-air missiles
Raytheon has been awarded a $634 million contract for production of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), with many earmarked for foreign military sales
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22 DecemberMiddle East
Australia to end air strike campaign in Iraq and Syria
Australia is to end its air strike campaign in Iraq and Syria, with the country's six F/A-18F Super Hornets jets heading home after a three-year mission
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20 DecemberTechnology
13 winners share A$19 million in Australia’s Counter Improvised Threats Grand Challenge
Australia's Counter Improvised Threats Grand Challenge aims to develop a single prototype threat detection and defeat system
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