Under the new plan, the Australian surface fleet will grow to 26 ships over the next decade.
By Colin ClarkEnterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
The Australian government said a Chinese ship “was detected operating its hull-mounted sonar in a manner that posed a risk to the safety of the Australian divers who were forced to exit the water.”
By Colin Clark
Four companies have so far announced options for what could be a larger fleet of smaller vessels.
By Max Blenkin
The 10-day exercise brought Vice Adm. Dinesh Tripathi of the Indian Navy from India’s western coast to Papua New Guinea, via the Solomon Islands and on to Sydney, a rare outing for the Indian admiral who had only visited the Pacific once in 2018.
By Colin Clark
The Foreign Military Sales contract is likely to be worth around $985 million USD.
By Colin Clark
“I think that the most important point to say to you, in 30 seconds is; this is just about the number one priority for me coming into this portfolio,” Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
By Colin Clark
“Steps are now underway to Australia to ensure Australia has a workforce with the necessary skills, training and qualifications to build, operate, sustain, and [decommission] a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability,” Vice Adm. Mead noted.
By Colin Clark
Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
Australia looking to protect its home waters, while sending a signal to Washington that it is one of the allies that is trying to pull its weight in defending itself.
By Paul McLeary
The Australian military is shaping a transformed military force, one built around new platforms but ones that operate in a joint manner in an extended battlespace. The goal is to extend the defense perimeter of Australia and create, in effect, their own version of an Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy. They also recognize a key reality of 21st…
By Robbin Laird