Joint Strike Fighter prime contractor Lockheed Martin and subcontractor Marvin Engineering Co. Inc. have signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Brisbane-based Ferra Engineering Pty Ltd for work on the JSF program.

Airbus Military has completed the flight tests for daylight certification of the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport hose-and-drogue refuelling system.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Lockheed Martin will compete jointly for the US Navy's revived VXX Presidential Helicopter program.

An AP-3C Orion was damaged in the air over southern Afghanistan when a counter-measure flare went off inadvertently.

TAE, formerly Tasman Aviation Enterprises, has celebrated 10 years as the manager of the F-111 Workshops Business Unit at RAAF Base Amberley.

Thales UK has announced the maiden UK flight of the Watchkeeper unmanned air system at Parc Aberporth in West Wales.

Boeing Defence Australia has announced that Project Vigilare has passed Site Acceptance Testing at the Northern Regional Operational Centre (NROC).

The cost of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could rise as high as $US388 billion, according to a report from the Pentagon.

Production Parts has won work to supply rudder pedal kits for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet under a one-year contract.

Australian Army CH-47 helicopters have begun the summer rotation in Afghanistan while embedded with the US 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

The Joint Strike Fighter program's total procurement cost has soared to $US329 billion and the unit cost to $US135 million, according to a Pentagon report.

A new Military Aviation Authority, which provides the regulatory framework for all aspects of military aviation in the UK, began work on 1 April.

Marvin Engineering and Lockheed Martin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ferra Engineering for more Joint Strike Fighter work.

Mincham Aviation, an Adelaide-based small-to-medium enterprise (SME), has won a contract from Boeing to manufacture four assembly-spare-part sets for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

The ADF's project to acquire seven CH-47F Chinook medium lift helicopters under Phase 5C of Project Air 9000 received 2nd Pass Approval in February, with the Federal cabinet giving the go-ahead for the $755 million purchase.

Boeing has signed a $44 million change proposal with the Department of Defence to increase the scope of the Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) contract.