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Asia Pacific Defence Reporter

Asia Pacific Defence Reporter is an Asia Pacific defence magazine now in its 50th year. Get Asia and Australia's defence news as it happens.

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > camre-spee3d-produce-mission-critical-parts-at-sea-during-rimpac-2026

CAMRE, SPEE3D produce mission-critical parts at sea during RIMPAC 2026

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (588+ words) SPEE3D appoints Bryan O’Connor as global CEO “The ability to produce, post-process, and evaluate parts while operating at sea has direct implications for readiness and sustainment,” said Lt Col., USMC (Ret.) Chris Curran, Program Manager at CAMRE NPS. “This effort brings…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > gilmour-space-and-hypersonix-partner-to-advance-australian-hypersonic-capability

Gilmour Space and Hypersonix partner to advance Australian hypersonic capability

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (197+ words) Hypersonic flight generally refers to speeds of Mach 5 and above, or at least five times the speed of sound. Growing demand for hypersonic testing is being driven by the development of systems and enabling technologies including advanced sensors, communications, guidance…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > boresight-wins-record-north-american-military-order-from-repeat-customer

Boresight wins record North American military order from repeat customer

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (183+ words) The order will also be produced in the United States, with manufacturing to take place at Boresight’s new, larger US facility. The company said the facility allows it to supply American-made products to military customers, an important consideration in military…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > american-rheinmetall-wins-kongsberg-contract-for-mct-30-turret-components

American Rheinmetall wins Kongsberg contract for MCT-30 turret components

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) American Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to produce machined components for the MCT‑30 medium caliber turret. These components will support the United States Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle infantry fighting vehicle variant, known as the…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > viasat-3-f3-satellite-enters-service-across-asia-pacific

ViaSat-3 F3 satellite enters service across Asia-Pacific - APDR

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) ViaSat-3 F3 is designed to deliver more than one terabit per second of throughput capacity and is the second of three satellites in Viasat’s next-generation Ka-band constellation. This enhanced capacity will allow the company to pursue growth opportunities in under-penetrated attractive…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > aml3d-says-us-navy-contracts-drive-record-revenue-up-70

AML3D says US Navy contracts drive record revenue up 70%

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (328+ words) AML3D said US Navy contracts beefed up its results for the 2026 financial year that was defined by record revenue, a first profitable half-year and continued successful execution of the company’s “US Scale Up” strategy. AML3D is continuing to embed its ARCEMY technology…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > rheinmetall-to-build-new-logistics-centre-at-kassel-airport

Rheinmetall to build new logistics centre at Kassel Airport

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) Twitter Activity Follow 12,765 2,890 Australia announces US$3 billion defence finance facility - APDR The Australian government has announced a $US3 billion Defence Industry Growth Facility to ensure the Australian defence industry can grow EGS Australia christens optionally crewed Freemantle 02 - APDR Australia is advancing…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > hmas-stuart-joins-2026-regional-presence-deployment-program

HMAS Stuart joins 2026 Regional Presence Deployment program

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (223+ words) HMAS Stuart’s deployment reflects Australia’s commitment to exercising the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea afforded to all nations under international law, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Commissioned into service in…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > boeing-to-increase-standard-missile-3-hardware-production

Boeing to increase Standard Missile-3 hardware production

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (392+ words) Boeing has signed new seven-year framework agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense and Raytheon, an RTX business, to increase production of critical hardware for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), including avionics and ejector assemblies that support precise intercepts of missile threats…...

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asiapacificdefencereporter.com > australias-aim-260-purchase-and-sovereign-rocket-test-signal-shift-toward-missile-supply-resilience

Australia???s AIM-260 purchase and sovereign rocket test signal shift toward missile supply resilience

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (363+ words) Australia has become the first country outside the US to operate AIM-260. The purchase is being read as an interoperability milestone. GlobalData projects Australia to spend approximately $10.7 billion cumulatively on missile procurement between 2026 and 2036. Annual expenditure is expected to reach…...