Ferra Engineering supplies rudder pedals to Boeing for the Super Hornet.

Minister visits award winning Brisbane defence company

Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare this week visited Brisbane manufacturer Ferra Engineering to congratulate the workers on winning a prestigious international award.

An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank unloading from a RAAF C-17

Abrams gets lift on board C-17A

For the first time, an Army M1A1 Abrams tank has been flown on board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport.
The AgustaWestland AW169 prototype.

New generation AW169 completes maiden flight

AgustaWestland, announced that the first prototype of the AW169, a new generation 4.5 ton light intermediate helicopter, successfully completed its maiden flight last week.
The Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios.

Harris awarded $75M for Falcon III Multiband Manpack Radios

Harris Corporation has been awarded a $75 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios from the US Air Force.
Northrop Grumman's NexGen Infrared missile warning system has been designed, built and tested for use on the C-17 as well as many other platforms.

Northrop begins full rate production of Infrared Missile Warning System

The US Air Force has authorised full rate production of the NexGen Infrared missile warning system, designed, built and tested protection system for C-17, EC-130J, HC/MC-130J and other Air Force platforms.
RAN divers will be using the Underwater Navigation Integrated Sonar Units from Shark Marine Technologies Inc.

RAN select Shark Marine for divers

Shark Marine Technologies Inc. has been awarded the Underwater Navigation Integrated Sonar Units contract for the Royal Australian Navy.

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ADM MAY 2012 focuses on two key topics:

Cyber Security, which coincides with ADM’s Cyber Security Summit in Canberra 31 May – 1 June 2012; and
Electronic Warfare and UAVs, to coincide with Heli-Pac UAV 2012 at the Gold Coast 23-24 May 2012.

In this issue, ADM’s specialist hi tech writer John Hilvert examines why he believes we are losing the cyber wars.

ADM’s senior Sydney-based correspondent Julian Kerr asks ‘Is EW a healthy PIC?

ADM Editor Katherine Ziesing interviews Ben Norris, CEO of Daronmont Technologies, one of the current crop of high tech SMEs making big strides in the Defence industry space.

On the Defence Support front, Nigel Pittaway reports from Melbourne on the industry briefing for the Base Services RFI which is expected to radically change the way Defence contracts these services.

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