Sustainment of the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of Air Warfare Destroyers has shifted to a truly integrated model with BAE Systems Australia commencing its role as the first (in service) Capability Life Cycle Manager for the Commonwealth Government.
Australian-company Boresight announced on 29 June that it had shipped its largest ever order of Boresight BQ400 target Uncrewed Aerial Systems to an undisclosed US Government customer.
The Army has taken delivery of another batch of Sikorsky UH-60M battlefield helicopters, bringing the total in service to six. The most recent helicopters arrived at RAAF Richmond on 17 June | Nigel Pittaway
Boeing has completed upgrade and life extension work on the first two service life modification F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets.
Boeing has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver the deployed communications elements of the Australian Defence Force’s next generation Joint Air Battle Management System under Project Air 6500.
Embraer has delivered the second KC-390 multi-mission aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force. The platform includes standard NATO equipment already integrated into the aircraft.
Austal's founding Chairman, John Rothwell, will retire from the role on 1 July 2024 to take up a position as a non-executive board member. He will be replaced by Richard V Spencer, who was the US Secretary of the Navy between 2017 and 2019.
A senior official for Brazilian aircraft manufacture Embraer has confirmed that the company is closely monitoring Wellington’s plans to replace two elderly Boeing 757 aircraft flying with the Royal New Zealand Air Force | Nigel Pittaway
The Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance and Manufacturing Skills Queensland have forged a strategic partnership aimed at leveraging local Queensland intelligence to inform workforce planning and training product development.
Kongsberg Defence Australia will provide Australian-made Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System command and control consoles to parent company, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace.
Hensoldt Australia's new Air Traffic Control sensor at Army Aviation Centre Oakey has achieved Initial Operational Capability for the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Project Air 5431 Phase 2.
While Pillar I of the AUKUS agreement is relatively easy to understand – as it deals with the transfer of nuclear technology to Australia which will allow the country to one day build its own submarines – Pillar II is much more nebulous | Nigel Pittaway
The ANAO has given Defence a tick for its management of three advertising campaigns promoting recruiting. But it doesn’t actually know if they were effective in attracting fresh recruits | Max Blenkin
During a Cabinet meeting on 18 June the government of Fiji approved a proposed purchase of 14 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles from Australia. The sale will more than double Fiji's fleet of Bushmasters to 24 vehicles.
The ADM Northern Australia Defence Summit (NADS) took place in Darwin on Wednesday 8 May, attracting over 300 delegates from the Northern Territory and around Australia to discuss defence policy and industry issues | Ewen Levick
Bestech Australia has announced the appointment of Ani Chakraborty as its new Chief Executive Officer.
