The Defence Strategic Review’s recommendations for Australian air power should be a viewed as an endorsement of Australia’s air arm, rather than cause for concern. The recommendations were sensible but…

Raytheon has been awarded a US$650.4m (A$975m) contract by the US Navy for a low rate initial production (LRIP) batch of 15 AN/ALQ-249(V1) Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Mid-Band (MB) pod…

Boeing has been awarded a US$1.946bn (A$2.90bn) contract for the procurement of up to 184 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, including 29 machines for the Australian Army. The Apache…

A new Boeing EA-18G Growler has been delivered to RAAF Amberley, boosting availability and returning the RAAF’s electronic attack aircraft fleet to a full complement. The aircraft was acquired as…

Kongsberg Defence Australia (KDA) has signed a five-year agreement with prime contractor Raytheon Australia to provide sustainment services for the Australian Army’s Project LAND 19 Phase 7B Short-Range Ground-Based Air…

The Commonwealth has announced an upgrade to the Royal Australian Air Force’s electronic attack capabilities through funding for a number of key enablers for the Boeing EA-18G Growler. To be…

The Canadian government has announced it has agreed to terms with Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney for the acquisition of 88 F-35A Lightning II fighters to meet its Future…

The Commonwealth government has announced that it will acquire the Lockheed Martin M142 HIMARS long-range artillery system, and that it has signed a contract with KONGSBERG to acquire the Naval…

The Royal New Zealand Air force has taken delivery of its first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The delivery was conducted in a small ceremony at the…

The US Air Force and manufacturer Northrop Grumman unveiled the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber at the Plant 42 complex at Palmdale in California on December 2. The once-in-a-generation aircraft…

Defence has announced it will replace the RAAF’s 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules with an expanded fleet of new-build C-130Js for its Project AIR 7404 Phase 1 medium air mobility…

The US Air Force’s next generation Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider bomber will be revealed at a rollout ceremony on December 2. Designed to replace the USAF’s B-1B Lancer and B-2A…

The current war in Ukraine and recent conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria have shown the increasing utility of armed and unarmed uncrewed systems in their ability to shorten the decision…

A teaming of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, and Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$985m (A$1.5bn) contract to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) for the US Air Force.…

The first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton uncrewed high altitude long endurance maritime ISR aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force has been rolled out at a ceremony at the company’s…

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, and the US Air Force Research Laboratory Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office have demonstrated the ability of the NASAMS air…

At the start of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine it was widely expected the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) would commence a systematic demolition of Ukrainian air defence, command and…

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for US$503.7m (A$730m) for the production of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo Seahawk helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy. The new aircraft…

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced that the State Department has approved the sale of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to Australia. The approval comes after former Defence…

The US Navy has awarded Boeing a US$25.65m (A$37.12m) contract for the first full-rate production lot of the High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability Air Launch Accessory (HAAWC ALA) wing kit…