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Australia plans to use the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from American firm General Atomics to meet a requirement for an armed drone to tackle a variety of roles. An …
Australia Picks MQ-9 Reaper to Fill Armed MALE Drone Requirement Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. State Department recently approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of five Gulfstream G550 Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance …
Australia’s G550 AISREW Program Will Require a World’s Worth of Electronics, But So Far, None from Australia Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In a highly anticipated decision, Australia’s center-right government opted for a French design to meet its Sea 1000 Future Submarine requirement. …
Australia Opts for French Design in Future Submarine Competition Read Moreby Stuart Slade, Senior Naval Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The French DCNS Group has beaten competitors from Germany and Japan to secure the contract to build Australia’s next fleet of …
Australians Go French for New Submarine Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The center-right Australian government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott unveiled its latest budget on May 12. The budget, delivered by Treasurer …
Australian Government Unveils 2015-2016 Defense Budget Amidst Economic Uncertainty Read More By Stuart Slade, Forecast International. Australia has invited France, Germany and Japan to bid for SEA-1000, its ambitious Collins-class submarine replacement program. The program, for 12 long-range, ocean-going, diesel-electric submarines, …
Three Nations Bidding for $38.8B Australian Submarine Program Read More