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May 10, 2023

Australian budget: Historic defense spending, plus AU$1.2B on US-made missiles

Breaking Defense: Today’s rollout of the Australian budget shows the Australian Defence Force has big plans to buy US-made long-range strike capabilities,

May 9, 2023

Australian Navy Taps Rheinmetall for Anti-Ship Missile Defense System 

The Defense Post: The Royal Australian Navy has awarded Rheinmetall a 125-million euro ($138 million) contract to deliver anti-ship missile

May 4, 2023

Nimble Titan – Integrated Air & Missile Defense Crisis Event

DVIDS: More than 130 representatives from 27 nations and four international organizations will convene for the Nimble Titan 24 Crisis

March 15, 2023

Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China?

CNN: More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly held news they

January 23, 2023

Australia to speed up purchase of sea mines to shore up maritime defence

The Strait Times: Australia said on Monday it would accelerate plans to buy advanced sea mines to protect its maritime

January 11, 2023

Australia to buy US-made HIMARS in boost to defense systems

Defense News: Australia announced Thursday it will boost its defense capabilities by spending more than AU$1 billion (U.S. $683 million)

November 1, 2022

China warns US B-52s in Australia will escalate tensions

Financial Review: China says the deployment of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers by the United States to northern Australia will escalate regional

April 22, 2019

Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

UPI: April 19 (UPI) — Raytheon has been awarded a $19 million contract for engineering and technical services on the

April 3, 2019

F-35s for Turkey on hold as U.S. approves sales for Australia, Norway

(UPI) — Lockheed Martin was awarded a $151.3 million contract to sell 15 F-35 Lightning II aircraft to Australia and

March 29, 2019

HMAS Brisbane completes Seaworthy Assurance Trials

Navy Daily: It’s been a busy start to the year for HMAS Brisbane, having not only conducted her first Mariner