Australia

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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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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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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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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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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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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