Australia now has all 72 of its planned F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters in country and with Final Operational Capability declared on 7 July last year, we need to be prepared to support them through their long life | Max Blenkin

Aside from the successful missile shot performed in December, Boeing Defence Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft has recorded several key milestones | Nigel Pittaway

Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia have entered into a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat as a mature solution for the Bundeswehr’s procurement of collaborative combat aircraft into Germany by 2029. 

Final Operational Capability for the RAAF’s fleet of 72 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters was declared only last July, some 19 years after the type’s selection, so it’s not surprising that there’s growing interest in what might come | Julian Kerr

Grant McHerron looks at the ADF’s aircrew training systems and how they are evolving to meet future needs | Grant McHerron

The Government has taken a step toward establishing domestic manufacturing of priority components for anti-ship cruise missiles, delivering another boost to the nation’s guided weapons capability.

The tenth Singapore Airshow was held at the Changi Exhibition Centre between 3–6 February and once again the event attracted companies from across the region and beyond | Grant McHerron & Nigel Pittaway

Australia’s largest international air show will return to Avalon Airport from 23–28 February 2027.

The RAAF is a tier one air force, not large but with advanced capabilities which can be further strengthened through building of fighting depth, says RAAF chief Air Marshal Stephen Chappell | Max Blenkin

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed a P-8A Poseidon aircraft and 50 aviators to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam for Exercise Sea Dragon 2026.

Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile Increment 2, demonstrating its new multi-mode seeker and ability to engage moving maritime targets. 

Hypersonix Launch Systems' Dart AE hypersonic aircraft has completed its first flight, reaching hypersonic speeds greater than Mach 5, after launch from NASA’s Wallops Island.

Ocean Software has delivered a unified Wing Operations and Training Management System for the Hungarian Air Force, following the award of a contract by the Hungarian Defence Forces Logistics Support Command in 2025.

Lockheed Martin Australia has announced Australian industry partner Quickstep, wholly owned subsidiary of ASDAM has completed the 300th ship-set of composite wing flaps for the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

Hypersonix Launch Systems has entered the final countdown to the first mission of its scramjet-powered hypersonic aircraft.

SRC has announced that its Generic Multi-Function Array system, also referred to as Payload B, was featured in the recent MQ-28A Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft live fire demonstration.