Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Australian supplier base has increased by 60 percent – to 55 suppliers – four years after initial concept unveiling.

In the lead up to the Avalon Airshow next week, Lockheed Martin Australia held an industry showcase in Canberra on 16 February, to highlight some of its industry partners in its bid for the Commonwealth’s $2.7 billion Air 6500 JABMS program.

Northrop Grumman has demonstrated its Gateway technology on the MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft, allowing exchange of data across a variety of platforms including F-35 and other aircraft and warships.

The US State Department has approved Singapore’s request for a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Singapore of precision-guided air-to-ground munitions kits and related equipment and services.

Babcock Australasia and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) solutions for law enforcement, maritime surveillance, and disaster management applications in Australia.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will manufacture and perform demonstration flights of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) uncrewed Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will officially retire the first of its Lockheed C-130H Hercules tactical transport aircraft this week.

The government has announced it has awarded Australian radar company CEA Technologies a $277 million contract to provide advanced capabilities for Australia’s electronic warfare ranges under Project Air 5349 Phase 6 - Advanced Growler.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed a C-27J Spartan aircraft and personnel to participate in Exercise Cope North in Guam, from 8 to 24 February 2023.

The early retirement of the last three P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) from the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will leave a six-month gap in capability.

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed up to five EA-18G Growler aircraft from No. 6 Squadron and approximately 100 aviators in support of the exercise.

Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract worth over A$1.6 million to BAE Systems Australia to establish a regional warehouse to sustain F-35s.

New regional partnerships are being forged in response to the growing threat of China’s expansionist policies in the Indo-Pacific and a number of these were in evidence during the recent Pitch Black air combat exercise in the Northern Territory.

With two-thirds of the RAAF’s Wedgetail fleet now upgraded under the incremental Air 5077 Phase 5A program, there is work underway to expand its Air Battle Management (ABM) capabilities even further.

The Government of Canada announced yesterday it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project competition.

The German Ministry of Defense has announced it is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft.