Air

The United States State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of F-16 Aircraft for an estimated cost of AU $9.23 billion. 

Texas company SLSCO has been awarded a contract for the construction of an aircraft parking apron and supporting facilities at RAAF Base Darwin.

QinetiQ has received dual certification to enhance aircraft design and production. They now hold Defence approval for all Australian Defence Force aircraft.

KBR has won a contract to continue supporting the MQ-4C Triton aircraft with critical mission planning capabilities until November this year.

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Drone Forge and Airbus have signed a Letter of Intent to partner on the deployment and operational integration of the Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system.

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Principle Finance, a provider of customised operating lease for aircraft in Australia, has acquired two Bombardier Challenger 650 aircraft destined for ISR missions.

Anduril Australia has delivered a UAS and intrusion detection system for a RAAF trial.

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Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat has flown its 100-Flight. This is a milestone for both Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force.

CAE has been chosen to deliver Simulator Through Life Support directly to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. CAE will provide management services, engineering and maintenance support to the C-130J Weapon Systems Trainer. 

DroneShield has unveiled at the Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025, an upgrade and expansion of its counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) solutions, to safeguard government, critical infrastructure, and military sites worldwide.

Honeywell has partnered with RFD Australia to provide sustainment support for the Royal Australian Air Force and the wider Asia Pacific F-35 fleet.

SYPAQ Systems is now delivering the Corvo X Small Uncrewed Aerial System (SUAS) into the DEF 129 program.