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Australia Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems built or assembled in Australia, including armored vehicles, infantry weapons, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

6 weapon systems

6Catalog records

5Equipment categories

8Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Armored Vehicles1 Infantry Weapons1 Munitions2 Naval Systems1 Support Equipment1

Builder Links

Boeing2 Defence Science and Technology Group2 Thales Australia2 Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance1 Ferra Engineering1 Lockheed Martin Australia1 Steyr Arms GmbH1 Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG1

Conflict Coverage

2001 War in Afghanistan22014 Russia-Ukraine War22003 Iraq War12011 Syrian Civil War12012 Mali War12014 Yemen Civil War12015 Various Conflicts1East Timor, 1999-20131

Bushmaster PMV, 4x4 protected mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreBushmaster PMV4x4 protected mobility vehicleBuilt by: Thales AustraliaThe Bushmaster PMV is an Australian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle built by Thales Australia to move troops under mine, IED, small-arms, and artillery-fragment threats. It has documented Australian service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dutch MINUSMA service in Mali, and a prominent Ukraine aid role after Canberra committed repeated batches including ambulance variants.

Steyr AUG rifle, 5.56 mm bullpup assault rifle family, Infantry Weapons

East Timor, 1999-2013, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreSteyr AUG rifle5.56 mm bullpup assault rifle familyBuilt by: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG / Steyr Arms GmbH / Thales AustraliaThe Steyr AUG is an Austrian-origin bullpup assault-rifle family built around a compact layout, quick-change barrels, rotary-bolt gas operation, and transparent synthetic magazines. Catalog evidence now follows both the Austrian AUG/StG 77 line and Australian F88/EF88 derivatives, with direct conflict documentation from East Timor peacekeeping, Afghanistan, Syrian opposition supply channels, and coalition-linked flows in Yemen.

Mk-82 JDAM-ER, Extended-range GPS/INS-guided bomb, Munitions

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMk-82 JDAM-ERExtended-range GPS/INS-guided bombBuilt by: Boeing / Defence Science and Technology Group / Ferra EngineeringMk-82 JDAM-ER is the 500-pound JDAM-ER glide-bomb configuration, pairing the Mk-82 bomb body and JDAM guidance with a deployable wing kit. Developed through Boeing, Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group, and Ferra Engineering wing-kit production, it extends the base JDAM into a standoff precision weapon and has been documented in Ukrainian Air Force service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

GBU-63 JDAM-ER, Reported 1,000-pound extended-range GPS/INS-guided bomb configuration, Munitions

GBU-63 JDAM-ERReported 1,000-pound extended-range GPS/INS-guided bomb configurationBuilt by: Boeing / Defence Science and Technology GroupThe GBU-63 JDAM-ER is a commonly reported but not fully confirmed 1,000-pound-class JDAM-ER designation associated with the Mk 83 / BLU-110 bomb-body class. It sits between the standard GBU-32 JDAM and the wider Boeing-Australian JDAM-ER wing-kit family, whose deployable wings turn GPS/INS JDAM bombs into longer-range glide weapons.

Hobart-class air warfare destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer, Naval Systems

2015 Various ConflictsHobart-class air warfare destroyerGuided-missile destroyerBuilt by: Air Warfare Destroyer AllianceThe Hobart-class air warfare destroyer is Australia's three-ship Aegis-equipped guided-missile destroyer class, adapted from Navantia's F100 design and built in Australia by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance. Its public record is strongest as a fleet air-defense, escort, surface-strike, and undersea-warfare platform: the class combines AN/SPY-1D(V), Aegis Baseline 7.1, SM-2, ESSM, Harpoon, helicopter facilities, torpedoes, and a 48-cell Mk 41 vertical launch system, with later Australian test firings adding Naval Strike Missile, SM-6, and Tomahawk integration context.

AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management System, Integrated air and missile defence command-and-control system, Support Equipment

AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management SystemIntegrated air and missile defence command-and-control systemBuilt by: Lockheed Martin AustraliaAIR6500 is Australia’s Joint Air Battle Management System program, a Lockheed Martin Australia-led command-and-control architecture for integrated air and missile defence. Phase 1 covers the core C2 architecture, four CEA Technologies AESA radars, priority-platform integration, and an operator evaluation environment feeding the design.