EADS and Airbus welcome the conclusion of contract amendment negotiations with OCCAR and the seven A400M launch customer nations.

The NZ government has announced its decision to withdraw from sale, surplus A-4K Skyhawk's, although it has yet to decide the future of its Aermacchi MB-339CB air trainer/light attack aircraft.

The Chilean Navy has taken delivery of the first Airbus Military C295 in its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration.

In light of the recent Government Accountability Office report on the delays in the F-35 program, The Williams Foundation has raised some questions about what this means in the Australian context.

Defence is investigating the purchase of an additional C-17A Globemaster III airlifter under a US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement, according to minister for defence Stephen Smith.

AgustaWestland and BAE Systems will establish a world-leading helicopter transmission test facility in Australia. The facility, known as a Multi-Purpose Test Bench (MPTB), will be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

The DMO has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to provide integrated airfield and asset protection solutions for RAAF C-17 aircraft.

With a draft RFT only weeks (or possibly days) away, three rivals for the ADF’s Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project – Air 9000 Ph 7 – declared themselves at Avalon last month.

The Melbourne SME has signed one of the biggest agreements so far of any Australian supplier on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with BAE Systems PLC in the UK worth $790 million to manufacture 722 vertical tails for the F-35.

BAE Systems has developed a series of modifications to upgrade the fleet of CT-4B aircraft used for Australian Defence Force (ADF) Flight Screening and Basic Flying Training to contemporary civil standards.

The only team to have declared its hand for Project Air 5428, the ADF’s new flying training program, is BAE Systems Australia, Raytheon Australia and Hawker Beechcraft which displayed its T-6C Texan II turboprop trainer at Avalon.

Defence has signed a $20.9 million, six-year contract with BAE Systems to provide Deeper Maintenance (DM) for the Army’s fleet of six CH-47D Chinook helicopters, based in Townsville.

Boeing has awarded subcontracts to two Melbourne-based SMEs, Aerostaff and Production Parts, to support the venerable KC-135 tanker aircraft. The two firms will provide sheet metal and machined components, respectively.

Significant contractual difficulties are holding up delivery of the first two of the five Airbus Military KC-30A multi-role tanker transports (MRTTs) destined for the RAAF.

The Pentagon plans to amend a multimillion-dollar international agreement for C-130J upgrades.

At the request of Japan and the US, two more RAAF C-17 aircraft have been deployed to assist Japan's relief efforts at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.