EADS North America is considering the US KC-X tanker competition after the Department of Defense indicated it would welcome a proposal.

The DMO has signed a $513.5 million contract with the US Army Security Assistance Command to acquire seven CH-47F Chinook helicopters.

Air Force, industry and government representatives have welcomed the first five Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets to RAAF Base Amberley.

US officials are predicting that the arrival of the US Navy's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter carrier variant will slide by between 13 months and two years.

Boeing Defence Australia has received accreditation as an Authorised Engineering Organisation for the RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet Weapon System.

The Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has successfully completed a cargo delivery demonstration under a USMC Laboratory contract.

Australia's GDP will increase by about $661 million if the NH90 NFH is selected by the country's military, according to a report from Access Economics.

The latest Defence Capability Plan update includes Deletion of Seahawk Capability Assurance Program 2, due to planned replacement of the fleet.

APC Technology's customised rugged hardware platform is being used as part of a nationwide fire control centre system by Airservices Australia.

Australia has deferred the acquisition of two C-130J tactical transport aircraft for two years "to better align with other capability requirements".

The first group of the Air Force's next-generation F/A-18Fs will arrive in Australia in March, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin has announced.

Boeing Defence Australia has signed a $44-million change proposal to increase the scope of the Army Aviation Training and Training Support contract.

Boeing Defence Australia has launched the first maintenance training program with RAAF No. 2 Squadron for the 737 AEW&C aircraft.

The Government has approved funding of $45 million to undertake a range of important upgrades to the C-130J aircraft systems.

The Government has given second pass approval to a project to acquire seven CH-47F Chinook helicopters to replace the existing fleet of CH-47Ds.

The Sikorsky-Lockheed Martin MH-60R and the NH90 NFH sourced through Australian Aerospace will compete for AIR 9000 Phase 8.