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Should Australia explore alternatives to an F-35 top-up?
May 26 2021
Has the ongoing debate over the future of the US Air Force’s F-35 fleet opened an opportunity for Australia to explore alternatives for the RAAF? ...
Army to receive next-generation air defence radars
Army to receive next-generation air defence radars
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price have announced a multibillion-dollar contract with Canberra-based CEA Technologies to provide the...
November 16 2019
LAND 19 team takes shape as deal struck between Kongsberg and Daronmont
LAND 19 team takes shape as deal struck between Kongsberg and Daronmont
Kongsberg Defence Australia has announced it has selected Daronmont Technologies to provide shelter and shelter equipped solutions for the NASAMS system’s Fire...
July 29 2019
Qatar joins global NASAMS family with US$2.2bn deal
Qatar joins global NASAMS family with US$2.2bn deal
Raytheon has confirmed a US$2.2 billion agreement with the State of Qatar as part of two direct commercial sales for an additional integrated air and missile defence...
July 15 2019
Contract signed for new air defence system
Contract signed for new air defence system
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds and Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price have announced the signing of an acquisition contract between Defence and Raytheon...
June 24 2019
Australian-first facility to support Army and industry development
Australian-first facility to support Army and industry development
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has officially confirmed a major milestone for the Army’s $2.5 billion inner tier air and missile defence system.
March 25 2019
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Lockheed F-35 US exec backs Aussie supply chain
Australian firms supplying components for the F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft stand head and shoulder above their peers and Lockheed Martin’s job would be much easier...
September 12 2018
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CEA radar and Hawkei: The best of Aussie ingenuity
CEA Technologies showcased the first of type land-based prototype radar of their highly successful maritime-based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), which has been...
September 10 2018
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LAND 19 Phase 7B Supplier Portal registration extended
Australian companies hoping to participate in the government’s $2 billion Short Range Ground Based Air Defence project have been given more time, with Raytheon and...
October 25 2017
KBR to provide Aussie Triton mission support
KBR has welcomed two separate contracts to provide mission support services for the Royal Australian Air Force’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.
January 16 2024
Northrop Grumman, L3Harris commit to expanding Aussie Triton workforce
Northrop Grumman Australia and L3Harris have signed a contract to expand the Australian-based support workforce for the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of MQ-4C...
April 17 2024
Boeing officially raises Australian flag on Apache production line
Major General Jeremy King, head of Defence’s Joint Aviation Systems Division, attended the official raising of the Australian flag above the Apache production line at...
April 26 2024
Lockheed Martin successfully completes Spike NLOS test from Apache
Lockheed Martin has announced the first successful live fire of eight Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) all up rounds (AURs) from a US Army AH-64E Apache.
December 08 2023
US Army orders $219m worth of additional Precision Strike Missile units
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$219 million (AU$333.4 million) contract to produce more Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Strike Missiles.
March 08 2024
Israeli company delivers first lithium ion batteries for Army Redback IFVs
Israeli-based battery manufacturer Epsilor has delivered the first of its 6T series lithium ion batteries to Hanwha Defence Australia for integration in the Australian...
September 02 2024
BAE Systems to provide EW pods to US Navy Poseidon fleet
The US Navy has awarded a US$95 million (AU$142.3 million) contract to BAE Systems to provide advanced electronic warfare countermeasure pods to the branches’ fleet of...
June 10 2024
First Aussie Triton takes flight
The Royal Australian Air Force’s first MQ-4C Triton completed its first flight on Thursday, 9 November, at the company’s Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in...
November 14 2023
Honeywell cooling tech to support next-gen F-35 power systems
Honeywell has announced the successful demonstration of upgrades to the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) to 80kW.
March 14 2024
Aussie company wins $1.5m grant to secure F-35 work
Melbourne-based Lovitt Technologies has secured a $1.5 million Australian government grant to buy a next-generation machining centre to secure more work on the global F-35...
July 26 2023
Boeing completes Super Hornet upgrade ahead of schedule
Boeing has successfully completed the upgrade and life extension of the first two service life modification F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets, delivering them to the US Navy...
June 28 2024