Max Blenkin
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Defence correspondent for Australian Associated Press
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1 week ago |
australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin
The Ukraine conflict has proven a very useful testing ground for new technology, none more so than the V-BAT surveillance drone, made by US defence and autonomous systems company, Shield AI. Flying 60km inside Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory in August last year, Ukrainian troops asked the V-BAT operators to take a closer look at a particular location. And there, previously unnoticed, was a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system.
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2 weeks ago |
australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin
The government has made a useful update to Commonwealth procurement rules which now incorporate a definition of just what constitutes an Australian business – something which didn’t exist before. Considering, how long Australian politicians and industry have talked up sovereign capabilities, this is a longstanding and quite surprising oversight.
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3 weeks ago |
australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin
Far out in space, a group of Chinese satellites engaged in what was termed practice dogfighting, observed with interest and concern by the US and others including Australia. From Mount Stromlo in the ACT and Learmonth in Western Australia, Canberra-based defence and space company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) was among those watching these manoeuvring Chinese satellites.
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3 weeks ago |
australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin
The head of Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control Division says a domestic capability for production of solid rocket motors (SRM) is fundamental to Australian manufacture of guided weapons. Tim Cahill said the supply of high demand SRM in the US was improving, with the two major manufactures doing better. But the supply was not yet sufficient, he told reporters in a briefing at the Avalon Air Show. “We are not done building up capacity worldwide. Thales is the next step that we have announced.
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3 weeks ago |
australiandefence.com.au | Max Blenkin
The head of Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control Division says a domestic capability for production of solid rocket motors (SRM) is fundamental to Australian manufacture of guided weapons. Tim Cahill said the supply of high demand SRM in the US was improving, with the two major manufactures doing better. But the supply was not yet sufficient, he told reporters in a briefing at the Avalon Air Show. “We are not done building up capacity worldwide. Thales is the next step that we have announced.
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