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- Australia shows interest to purchase NASAMS air defense missile systems from US March 17, 2019On March 13, 2019, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $240.5 million. These items are in support of Australia’s purchase of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).
- Australia's multilateral naval exercise IPE 19 aims to improve defense cooperation with Sri Lanka March 17, 2019Australia has launched the annual multilateral defense cooperation exercise Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 19) which will bring an Australian Defense Force (ADF) Joint Task Force to Sri Lanka and several other South and South East Asian nations with the aim of strengthening ties with their militaries. One thousand ADF personnel will carry out a series […]
- Australia approved for $240.5M AMRAAM purchase March 17, 2019The U.S. State Department approved the sale of air-to-air missiles to Australia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on Wednesday. The proposed deal for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment is valued at $240.5 million. The Australian defense ministry has requested to purchase up to 108 missiles, six AMRAAM Air Vehicles Instrumented, and six […]
- QinetiQ wins US Army’s small ground robot competition March 17, 2019WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has chosen Waltham, Massachusetts-based QinetiQ North America to produce its new small ground robot following a head-to-head competition with the company’s Boston-based neighbor Endeavor Robotics. The serviced awarded a production contract for up to $152 million to QinetiQ on March 11 for its Common Robotic System—Individual or CRS-I program, which […]
- SRC Australia Opens New Adelaide Office March 17, 2019Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today officially opened SRC Australia’s new office at Mawson Lakes in South Australia. “SRC Australia are experts in developing next generation electronic warfare solutions for the Australian Defence Force and its allies,” Minister Pyne said. “The company plays a vital role in delivering its ‘Ghosthawk’ mission support […]
- Facebook Blames 'Server Configuration Change' for Massive Outage March 17, 2019Facebook blamed a "server configuration change" Thursday for a massive outage affecting its applications around the world and brought fresh attention to the embattled social networking leader. The outage affected users for at least 12 hours in most areas of the world, with the biggest impact in North America and Europe, according to the tracking […]
- Geoscience Australia takes action after cyber security fail March 17, 2019Geoscience Australia has kicked off a program of work to implement all the government’s mandatory and non-mandatory cyber security requirements by 2020 after being labelled highly exposed to cyber-attack last year. In June 2018 the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) found the agency had failed to implement any of the top four cyber mitigation strategies […]
- If Anyone Can Make Cloud Gaming Work In Australia, It's Google And Microsoft March 17, 2019Historically, Australian internet is hot garbage. There might be small pockets of the country with something approximating a modern broadband connection, but for the most part, we're behind the curve. It's why Aussies have never really taken cloud gaming seriously, and why the companies that have offered it have never seriously expanded into Australia: it's […]
- Northrop Grumman Makes 500th F-35 Center Fuselage Ahead of Schedule March 17, 2019Production of the F-35—the world’s most expensive weapons platform—has reached another milestone, with the 500th center fuselage rolling off the assembly line at the company’s Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence in California. The part was manufactured ahead of schedule. The fuselage was manufactured for the Royal Australian Air Force, which uses the conventional takeoff […]
