The US Air Force has awarded a Raytheon-Northrop Grumman team a US$985,348,124 contract to develop and demonstrate Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) prototypes, under the multi-year bilateral SCIFiRE program with Australia. The award underscores the U.S. Air Force’s focus on increasing interoperability with allies and partners to stay ahead of strategic competitors.
Meanwhile, Sydney has scored a double, with the announcement it will host the International Astronautical Congress in 2025 (IAC25), organised by the Space Industry Association of Australia; and it will host ICAS2026, the 34th Congress of the International Council for the Aeronautical Sciences, the following year – this will be organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Australian Division.
- The Australian Missile Corporation (AMC) has been named the second Enterprise Partner for Defence’s Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise
- Virgin Orbit to launch from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
- Gilmour Space announces first ‘caravan’ rideshare mission to LEO
- NASA awards Axiom Space $228.5M for first Artemis spacesuit
- RAAF’s first MQ-4C Triton unveiled
- Lockheed Martin Australia wins $1.18 billion GPS augmentation contract from Geoscience Australia
- DSTG calls for R&D proposals on Socio-Technical Futures Analysis
- American Rheinmetall signs CRADA with US Army for IFVs
- DARPA seeks leap-ahead capabilities for VTOL X-plane
- Saber Astronautics wins TACFI grant from AFWERX to continue warfighter support
- Gilmour Space Technologies to test Inmarsat’s InRange telemetry on space launch
- BAE Systems to launch Azalea multi-sensor LEWO satellite constellation
- Astute-class submarine not an option for Australia, says UK
- USQ wins $1M ARC grant for hypersonics testing
