Boeing has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver the deployed communications elements of the Australian Defence Force’s next generation Joint Air Battle Management System under Project Air 6500.

Embraer has delivered the second KC-390 multi-mission aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force. The platform includes standard NATO equipment already integrated into the aircraft.

Austal's founding Chairman, John Rothwell, will retire from the role on 1 July 2024 to take up a position as a non-executive board member. He will be replaced by Richard V Spencer, who was the US Secretary of the Navy between 2017 and 2019.

A senior official for Brazilian aircraft manufacture Embraer has confirmed that the company is closely monitoring Wellington’s plans to replace two elderly Boeing 757 aircraft flying with the Royal New Zealand Air Force | Nigel Pittaway

The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance and Manufacturing Skills Queensland have forged a strategic partnership aimed at leveraging local Queensland intelligence to inform workforce planning and training product development.

Kongsberg Defence Australia will provide Australian-made Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System command and control consoles to parent company, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace.

Hensoldt Australia's new Air Traffic Control sensor at Army Aviation Centre Oakey has achieved Initial Operational Capability for the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Project Air 5431 Phase 2.

While Pillar I of the AUKUS agreement is relatively easy to understand – as it deals with the transfer of nuclear technology to Australia which will allow the country to one day build its own submarines – Pillar II is much more nebulous | Nigel Pittaway

The ANAO has given Defence a tick for its management of three advertising campaigns promoting recruiting. But it doesn’t actually know if they were effective in attracting fresh recruits | Max Blenkin

During a Cabinet meeting on 18 June the government of Fiji approved a proposed purchase of 14 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles from Australia. The sale will more than double Fiji's fleet of Bushmasters to 24 vehicles.

The ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit  (NADS) took place in Darwin on Wednesday 8 May, attracting over 300 delegates from the Northern Territory and around Australia to discuss defence policy and industry issues | Ewen Levick

Bestech Australia has announced the appointment of Ani Chakraborty as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Around 30 skilled workers from ASC have arrived in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, to participate in training on the maintenance of US Virginia class nuclear‑powered submarines alongside their US counterparts.

Austal Australia has been awarded a $39 million contract by Defence to build two more Guardian class patrol boats. The new vessels will allow Defence to replace damaged patrol boats and provide a second vessel to Kiribati | Ben Felton

Steel was cut on the first of six Hunter class frigates, the future HMAS Hunter, by the Minister for Defence and Premier of South Australia during a ceremony on 21 June.

ADM Senior Correspondent Julian Kerr picks apart the recent National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment Plan | Julian Kerr