The Australian Government has awarded research funding to five Australian-led groups to develop technology that will accelerate the integration of advanced materials into military platforms and give Defence personnel a competitive advantage. The competition for these projects was managed by…
The Defence Innovation Network reports two new opportunities announced by the UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) : Competition: Right On Time (Deadline for applications: midday GMT on Thursday 25 March 2021. This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition, run on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory…
The Australian Department of Defence will invest up to $800 million to acquire new fleets of Australian-built amphibious vehicles and landing craft that will be able to transport land forces with enhanced speed and protection. The new watercraft will replace…
US company Lockheed Martin has selected the innovative, Australian-developed ViDAR Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) system for testing and development on the MH-60R helicopter, manufactured by its subsidiary Sikorsky. The RAN operates 24 MH-60Rs; there are more than 300 MH-60Rs…
Thales has been awarded a contract of undisclosed value to design the outboard flank sonar array for the Navy’s Attack class submarines, the boats’ primary underwater sensor. The contract with Thales UK for the design of the outboard flank array…