Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles today officially opened Northrop Grumman Australia’s newly-modernised Brisbane Maintenance and Modification Centre, a major facility for the sustainment of the RAAF's aviation capability.

Leonardo and Armaereo, the Italian Defence Ministry’s Air Force Armament and Airworthiness Directorate, have signed a contract as part of the Italian Air Force’s C-27J Spartan fleet upgrade.

Shortly before the end of last year, Defence confirmed that the Royal Australian Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II will achieve Final Operational Capability (FOC) by the end of 2023.

In a media release that somewhat pre-empted the forthcoming Defence Strategic Review, Defence announced in November 2022 that the government will “expand and replace” the RAAF’s current Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules fleet with more C-130J-30s.

Melbourne-based AOS' innovative AI technology forms a vital part of Northrop Grumman Australia’s submission to Air 6500, with the company’s AI providing the intelligent decision support for NGA’s Joint Air Battle Management System.

Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand has submitted a proposal to Defence under which it would head a consortium of companies.

Australian engineering consultancy Ascent Professional Services has secured an Australia-first deal.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has announced a new contract with US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft systems to its first US customer.

Honeywell announced agreements with Rosebank Engineering and BAE Systems Australia at the Australian International Airshow 2023 in Avalon, to support maintenance and supply of military aircraft parts.

Embraer has announced that it has signed a services agreement with the Philippine Air Force to support their fleet of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. This agreement will provide support for more than 200-part numbers of the A-29 Super Tucano.

Australian drone manufacturer and solutions provider, Carbonix, has obtained BVLOS approval in Riverstone, Greater Sydney, using its Australian built VTOL/fixed wing aircraft in the 25 kg category.

Australia has signed an MoU to facilitate the delivery of two new PAC-750XL aircraft to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force in 2023.

One of the notable events on the opening day of the 2023 Avalon Airshow was the appearance of a mock-up of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton High Altitude Long Range Endurance (HALE) UAS wearing the markings of No.9 Squadron, RAAF.

Perth-based SME Innovaero, partnering with BAE Systems Australia in the development of the Strix unmanned aerial system, is independently developing a next-generation extended-range autonomous loitering munition.

The USAF has announced it is buying 26 E-7A Wedgetails to replace the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System in a contract with Boeing worth US$1.2 billion.

CAE has announced that Australian-owned operational training services provider, Milskil, has joined CAE-led Team AUStringer to respond to the Air 5428 Phase 3 program which will provide a training solution for RAAF mission aviators.