Defence Industry Guide News

Rockwell Collins recently celebrated the expansion of the company’s Sydney facility where F-35 Lightning II Distributed Aperture System (DAS) optical assemblies will be manufactured.

Airbus Defence and Space has joined forces with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) to improve the protection of widebody aircraft and helicopters.

The Hawker Pacific supplied and supported fleet of eight King Air 350 Air Combat Officer (ACO) training aircraft, based at RAAF Base East Sale in Victoria, have recently amassed a total of 50,000 flying hours in service

The migration of nationwide safety-critical data and voice network to IP technology is progressing rapidly.

EPE is currently hosting Ken Pirie in Australia to collaborate on ADF Projects Land 3025 and Land 2110.

BMT Design & Technology (BMT D&T), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, is celebrating 10 years in business this month.

Defence Minister Kevin Andrews visited Polaris Industries Australia & New Zealand in Melbourne on February 18th to witness the dispatch of 29 All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) to the ADF.

Two of the six people recognised in this week’s Export Council of Australia Export Hero awards will be familiar to the defence industry community.

Ted's has over 40 years of experience supplying Defence and government departments

APC Technology has completed the CIS Watchkeeper Console project for installation into the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD).

DefenceCare is holding an Employment and Wellbeing seminar for current and ex-serving men and women of the Australian Defence Force and their families on Sunday March 8, 2015 at Penrith RSL Club.

Airbus Defence and Space will have a high profile at the Australian International Air Show (February 24 – March 01) with an impressive display of products and programs.

Amberly based engine maintenance and engineering company TAE will maintain the Pratt & Whitney F135 jet engines for Australia’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, in a deal announced by Defence Minister Kevin Andrews.

Airbus Defence and Space has named Fernando Alonso as the new Head of Military Aircraft, replacing Domingo Ureña-Raso, who will take a new position in the group. Fernando Alonso has served as Head of Flight Test Operations at Airbus since 2007.

Highlights of its market update included news of a new Lockheed Martin C-130J purchase order for wing flaps

The first EC135 T2+ helicopter in a planned fleet of modern, twin-engine, rotary-wing aircraft being acquired by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), has successfully completed its first flight in Europe.