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.

In an Australian first, Australian Air Force Cadets are set to take their skills to new heights—literally | Liep Gatwech

Babcock Australasia will expedite the delivery of airfield surface mats to the Royal Australian Air Force.

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of AIM-120C and AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.67 billion. 

Over the last three decades, the advancement in cost effective precision guided munitions has become a notably pressing issue for the global defence industry | Liep Gatwech

BAE Systems Australia has signed a ten year Head Agreement with Boeing Defence Australia to deliver the company’s sovereign Vehicle Management System into the MQ-28 Ghost Bat.

BAE Systems, in collaboration with its partners, Leonardo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, are actively engaged in joint development of a sixth-generation fighter, under the Global Combat Air Program | Liep Gatwech