Anthony Albanese is expected to outline Australia’s preferred nuclear submarine option on US soil next month, along with US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, raising the prospect of a possible new ship design involving all three allies. Planning is underway for the prime minister to travel abroad on the long-awaited announcement … Read more
Australia to buy ‘smart marine mines’ in multi-billion dollar deal that distinguishes between military and civilian vessels. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia plans to acquire advanced sea mines to defend its territorial waters from Chinese naval incursions and other potential enemies. The government will spend up to $1 billion acquiring high-tech underwater weapons. … Read more
Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a major contract with the Commonwealth of Australia for Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and support equipment. In 2022, the Commonwealth of Australia announced the selection of KONGSBERG NSMs to replace the Harpoon anti-ship missile capability under accelerated procurement under Project SEA1300. The Royal Australian Navy’s ANZAC-class frigates and … Read more
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle which was gifted by Australia to Ukraine already been inducted into Ukraine and can be seen soon on the frontline soon. The Ukrainian Armed Forces displayed a recently delivered Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle, which was donated by the Australian Government. Ukrainian Soldiers shared a short video showing an Australian-built 4×4 Bushmaster … Read more
Australia has decided to spend more than $2.6 billion on the missile upgrade budget. The defense minister, Peter Dutton, believes that the Asia-Pacific region might turn hostile because of China’s assertiveness. The plan for the country is to develop new powerful missiles with England and America. Last year, AUKUS came upon the agreement to build … Read more
Australia has decided to increase the size of its military by 30 percent over the next eight years. Currently, the Australian military has 59,000 active-duty personnel and 29,000 in the reserves. A 30 percent increase would mean 77,000 personnel by 2030. Australia has a population of 27 million. The proposed increase would give Australia a … Read more
On 15 September 2021 Australia, US, and UK signed a trilateral security pact AUKUS. Under the pact, the US and the UK will help Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. The United States not only successfully squeezed out France and made Australia spend a lot of money to buy American-made nuclear submarines, but also prepared to use this as … Read more
The US State Department has agreed to sell electronic warfare aircraft EA-18G Growler worth $125 million to Australia, which will compensate for the plane that caught fire in the 2018 incident. The United States Defence Security Cooperation Agency has granted provisional approval to Australia to purchase a single unit of the EA-18G Growler aircraft. On … Read more