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A decision on whether to adopt a new engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 is due to be made in the coming months as part of a suite of enhancements…
Industry news
A decision on whether to adopt a new engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 is due to be made in the coming months as part of a suite of enhancements…
The first production-representative ALQ-249(v)1 Next Generation Jammer-Mid Band (NGJ-MB) electronic warfare pods were delivered by Raytheon Technologies to the US Navy in early July. With two pods per shipset, the…
Leidos Australia has announced it has entered into an agreement with Cobham Aviation Services Australia to acquire its Special Mission business. Cobham Special Mission provides CoastWatch border surveillance services to…
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised Congress that the State Department has approved the sale of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters to Germany. The 28…
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has advised that the US State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale (FMS) of the Lockheed Martin AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff…
Norway has announced it has selected Raytheon’s GBU-53/B StormBreaker precision guided bomb to equip the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. Designed to be carried…
Canada’s Matériel de défense – SMA (Defence Materiel) administration announced on July 14 that it has acquired two Airbus A330s from AirFinance Corporation for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF)…
The US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstration (BAMS-D) program has been finalised after being deployed to the Persian Gulf region for more than 13 years. Originally deployed to Al…
Boeing subsidiary Insitu Pacific has announced it has commenced the first pilot’s course for the Australian Army’s new Integrator uncrewed aircraft system (UAS). Selected in March 2022 for the Army’s…
The final two of 14 Boeing CH-47F Chinooks heavy lift helicopters for the Australian Army have been delivered to RAAF Base Townsville. The two machines were delivered less than a…
The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 15 Northrop Grumman AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) E2 missiles to Australia. A US Defense Security Cooperation Agency…
Lockheed Martin Australia has announced it has added Australian space service provider, Inovor Technologies to its bid team for the Australian Defence Force’s Project JP 9102 sovereign SATCOM requirement. A…
The United States Air Force has awarded contracts to three companies to continue the development of its planned air-to-ground stand-in attack weapon (SIAW). The announcement follow an RFI which was…
The US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has reportedly achieved its Milestone-B gateway and has progressed into the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase. United States Secretary…
Kongsberg Defence Australia has announced that the first shipment of NASAMS Mk 2 Canister Launchers from KONGSBERG were recently delivered to Raytheon Australia’s Centre for Joint Integration (CJI) in Adelaide.…
Lockheed Martin has announced it has appointed Ken Kota as vice president, Australian Defence Strategic Capabilities Office. A company release says Kota will lead Lockheed Martin’s approach to delivering a…
Germany has announced it will replace its ageing Sikorsky CH-53D heavylift helicopters with 60 Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks. The US$4.3bn (A$6.1bn) deal sees the Chinook beat out the new…
Cirrus Real Time Processing System has announced it has been awarded a contract to upgrade the functionality of the Generic COMCEN System (GCS) simulation training system. The GCS provides a…
In the wake of Labor’s victory in the May 21 federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his new cabinet. Taking the position of Defence Minister is The Hon…
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that the US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Australia of 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery…