Tag: Australian Defence Force
Australia’s Hawkei protected vehicle project hits major milestone
The Australian Department of Defence has received the final two of an initial production run of ten 4x4 Hawkei light protected mobility vehicles in...
Refuel International awarded $47m fuel tanker contract
Melbourne-based Refuel International, the leading manufacturer of aviation refuelling vehicles, has won a $47 million contract to construct the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) new...
XTEK wins ADF contracts worth $2m
Australia's homeland security specialist XTEK Limited has been awarded a number of Australian Defence Force (ADF) purchase orders valued at $2 million.
XTEK said the...
Commerce Minister Michael Mischin: WA ready to take active role in naval defence program
Defence Minister Marise Payne has met with the Western Australian Defence Industry Council at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA to discuss...
Queensland manufacturers make first delivery on Australian Defence Force contracts
Rocklea-based Haulmark Trailers and Logan’s Holmwood Highgate have started delivery on their job-generating Australian Defence Force contracts at the Gallipoli Barracks at Enoggera.
The two Queensland...
Thales’ F90 assault rifle set to enter ADF service
Global technology leader Thales has signed a $100 million contact to supply rifles, grenade launchers, spare parts and various ancillaries for the Australian Department...
Netherlands orders 12 new Bushmasters from Thales Australia
Thales Australia has announced that The Netherlands' Ministry of Defence has ordered a dozen Bushmaster armoured vehicles for delivery next year.
The Bushmaster is a...
Thales opens new facility to support ADF’s Bushmaster vehicles
Global technology leader Thales Australia has announced that it has opened a new facility in Townsville, Queensland, to support Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles in...
Thales to supply Australian Defence Force with innovative intercom systems
Global technology group Thales has signed a contract with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia for a C4I system and will supply its new intercom system – the Sotas...
BAE’s NTP’s Airborne Navigation Trainers reach major training mission milestone
At a ceremony in East Sale, Victoria, BAE Systems celebrated a major achievement: the Navigation Trainer Project (NTP)’s Airborne Navigation Trainers completing 6,000 successful...



















