Commander Air Mobility Group Air Commodore Warren McDonald CSC has been appointed the next Deputy Chief – DCAF – of the Royal Australian Air Force. McDonald, who will be promoted to Air…
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The federal government has given second pass approval for a project to acquire satellite terminals for deployed land forces, and upgrade existing satellite terminals and terminal monitoring and control systems.…
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The first of two MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopter simulators has been commissioned into service. Minister for Defence Kevin Andrews said in a statement on Friday that the Romeo training system…
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Northrop Grumman has formally launched its operations in New Zealand during a ceremony in Wellington. Ian Irving, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Australia, who also has responsibility for New Zealand,…
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The federal government has granted first pass approval for the project to replace the air search radar used by the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac class frigates. In addition to the…
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The first C-130H Hercules delivered to the Royal New Zealand Air Force has celebrated its 50th birthday while on operations supporting the Vanuatu cyclone recovery effort. NZ7001 was the first…
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The centre and rear fuselage ‘shipset’ for the RAAF’s first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft has been completed by Super Hornet program sub-contractor, Northrop Grumman. The milestone shipset represents the…
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Labor has announced its alternative approach to acquiring the Future Submarines, stating that they should be built, maintained and sustained in Australia. “For strategic defence reasons, it is critical that…
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The first Australian F-35A Lightning II pilot has completed his first flight in the aircraft. Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson’s flight, on the morning of March 17 (US time), was conducted…
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The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office and prime contractor Lockheed Martin have welcomed a report from the US Department of Defense that shows that overall program costs are expected…
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\Australian company Micreo has announced that it is shipping production components to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems for the ALR-69A(V) radar warning receiver (RWR) system. The designer and manufacturer of…
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The Australian government has decided to start preparing about 300 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel for deployment to Iraq, marking the next phase of Australia’s contribution to the coalition that…
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The Royal Australian Air Force is busily preparing for delivery on schedule of its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft in early 2017. Newly appointed director of the P-8…
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Australia will cooperate with Norway on the development of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the F-35A Lightning II JSF. Under development by Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, the aim is…
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Northrop Grumman Australia is supporting the possible integration of the Australian-designed Sentient Vision Kestrel Land and Maritime moving target indicator (MTI) system on the MQ-8C Fire Scout and MQ-4C Triton…
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Lockheed Martin Australia has secured a contract to supply the Royal Australian Air Force with a C-130J Hercules virtual maintenance trainer and multifunction training aid to support maintainer and aircrew…
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DSTO has formed a new strategic alliance with Airbus Group Australia Pacific that will see the two organisations work together closely on a range of aerospace defence technologies research and…
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Warren King has decided to cease duty as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) effective from Friday, Secretary of Defence Dennis Richardson announced on Wednesday. King is preparing…
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Joint Strike Fighter Program Executive Officer (PEO), LtGen Christopher Bogdan says the JSF program continues to make “good, slow and steady progress” towards a number of key milestones. Talking to…
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Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL Geoff Brown formally launched the bold Plan Jericho at the Chief’s Symposium held at the Melbourne Convention Centre on Monday. Plan Jericho is described as…