Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded the P-8A Poseidon fleet sustainment contract which is worth $291 million. BDA will provide life support to the fleet in the hopes this will guarantee the long-term operational readiness of the fleet. 

Beaufort has equipped its 100th F-35 pilot in Japan with a fully tailored Aircrew Flight Equipment ensemble, marking a milestone in its ongoing support of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the global F-35 Lightning II programme.

Thanks to future enhancements, the RAAF’s 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet multi-role fighters are to remain in service until 2040 rather than being retired by 2027, as previously intended | Julian Kerr

While intensive activity continues bedding down the first of the RAAF’s Triton MQ-4C high altitude long endurance unmanned aerial systems, preparations are underway for the arrival of the second and third aircraft in the third quarter of 2025 | Julian Kerr

The RAAF currently provides an extensive set of EW capabilities across its various platforms which are set to further improve with upgrades and extensions to the Growler fleet and the introduction of the Peregrine | Grant McHerron

Defence in partnership with Lockheed Martin, has connected F-35 simulators at Royal Australian Air Force bases Williamtown and Tindal via F-35's distributed mission training network. 

Here’s a dilemma for the commander of an Australian guided missile destroyer on picket for a task group in the western Pacific as hostilities with a certain large Asian nation unfold | Max Blenkin

Queensland defence company NIOA is pitching to build a solid rocket motor plant at Benalla, Victoria, able to produce powerplants and also warheads for most missiles in ADF service – and some that aren’t | Max Blenkin

Upgrades for the RAAF Base Darwin Mid-Term Refresh project have started with the construction costing $159.9 million. Works commenced on the major capital facilities and infrastructure project in early April.

Reliability issues plaguing Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force fleet of Lockheed C130R Hercules transport aircraft are causing a rethink on procurement priorities | Corey Lee Bell

The last three of the Royal Australian Air Force’s 72 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters touched down on home soil in December, six years after the first two had been ceremoniously welcomed at RAAF Williamtown | Nigel Pittaway

The Royal Australian Air Force is set to significantly enhance its medium airlift capability later this decade with the arrival of 20 new Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules | Nigel Pittaway

Korean Air has secured the preferred bidder status on the performance upgrade program to the UH-60 helicopter for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

Sitzler has been appointed to the Defence Infrastructure Panel – Major Construction 2025–2030. The Defence Infrastructure Panel – Major Construction 2025-2030 has been created for use on projects valued at or over $200 million.

Designed in collaboration with Defence to meet an Australian requirement, Boeing Defence Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been developed with the ‘Five Eyes’ export market in mind | Nigel Pittaway

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Philippines of TH-73A Training Helicopters and Support for an estimated cost of AU $189 million.