An interesting summary of the ADF's focus on long range strike capabilities, including Tomahawk and HIMARS procurement.
https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2023-08-21/missiles-power-adfs-range
"The announcement of the $1.7 billion investment came on top of news that the acquisition of...
Pitch Black 2018 is underway, with France sending combat aircraft for the first time.
https://www.airforce.gov.au/exercises/Pitch-Black/participating-aircraft
Procurement of an initial 6 MQ-4C Triton UAVs has just been approved.
http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/06/australia-to-acquire-triton-maritime-surveillance-drones-for-2023-service-entry/
No surprises with this announcement.
https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/media-releases/joint-media-release-prime-minister-minister-defence-industry
https://thedefensepost.com/2018/03/14/rheinmetall-boxer-combat-reconnaissance-vehicle-australia-contract/
This might be a sign of how bad things have been with the MRH-90 (NH-90) program. As part of the agreed remediation plan for the program, the ADF will receive an extra airframe for no additional cost...
Announced today...
http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2012/08/23/minister-for-defence-and-minister-for-defence-materiel-joint-media-release-acquisition-of-the-growler-electronic-attack-capability-2/
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