Air

Exactly how Australian industry will benefit from a UK Wedgetail buy, and by how much, is far from clear.

The tenth F-35A to be delivered to the RAAF has arrived at Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Arizona.

Australian Defence scientist Paul Marsden has been awarded the US Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service, the highest award of the US Office of the Secretary of Defense for a non-US civilian.

The RAAF's Roulettes have unveiled the new colour scheme for their PC-21 aircraft.

The Pentagon has grounded the global fleet of F-35 fighter jets following a crash in South Carolina.

Exercise Pitch Black 2018, the largest air combat exercise in the southern hemisphere, was held in the Top End between July 27 and August 17.

Australia is positioned to become an international centre of Chinook expertise following a new partnership agreement between Boeing and CASG.

Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to industry for the proposed acquisition of a Special Operations Helicopter capability.

Australian companies involved in Super and Classic Hornet sustainment now stand to win business supporting overseas jets.

OCCAR has commissioned Airbus Helicopters to perform de-risking studies aimed at providing the Tiger helicopter with next generation battlefield capabilities.

The US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized the lowest per aircraft price in F-35 program history on the same day that an F-35B crashed in South Carolina.

Defence has entered into a contract with Hawker Pacific as prime contractor for the delivery of a substantially upgraded version of the Air Combat Officer Training System.

Boeing has signed an agreement with the Commonwealth that consolidates current and future upgrades and sustainment for the life of the RAAF's fleet of six E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.

The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have completed F-35 static, drop test, and durability testing and early results indicate a potential for an increased service life certification for the F-35A variant.

Schiebel Group has founded Schiebel Pacific to provide the Pacific region with a permanent program, logistics, and sales hub.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced the further expansion of Team Reaper Australia with the inclusion of Sentient Vision Systems.