Defence Industry Guide News

Elbit Systems Awarded Contract by Israeli Ministry of Defense to Upgrade Israeli Air Force C-130H Transport Aircraft

RUAG acquires Rosebank Engineering Pty Ltd – introducing new lifecycle support capabilities to the market

Frequentis Secure Audio Switch (iSAS) achieves International Common Criteria Certificate for deployment in RED/BLACK defence communication systems.

Acromag releases new isolated transmitters that are PC/Windows-programmable via USB for conversion of temperature, voltage and current inputs to sink/source-compatible 4-20mA control signals.

National Instruments has extended the PXI platform with the NI PXIe-PCIe8381 PXI Express remote controller.

Made from a UV resistant thermoplastic in order to reduce the affects of sunlight on the assembly, the Data-Con-X connectors from Conxall provide a great way to seal and standardise data connections.

Panasonic's Toughpad is designed to suit both field workers and business customers operating in an extreme range of Australia's toughest working environments.

Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, (right) and Andrew Sanderson, General Manager, TAE, display one of TAE's first chassis assemblies produced for Australia's first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters.

Thales Australia and the Department of Defence have announced that the Next Generation Desktop project pilot program has been successfully completed.

Rheinmetall AG and Textron Systems Canada Inc., have announced that they have signed a $205 million CAD contract for work on the Canadian Forces Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle project.

Argon Electronics and Smiths Detection have signed a five-year agreement granting Argon exclusive worldwide rights to design, manufacture and market training simulators for the Smiths Detection range of Lightweight Chemical Detectors.

Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology, a Chemring Group subsidiary, has been awarded a contract for production and supply of its Husky-mounted detection systems to support the Australian Army's route clearance operations in Afghanistan.

C4i have been recognised by the Victorian Government at the 2012 Governor of Victoria Export Awards this week.

Ammunition manufacturer ATK has partnered with NIOA, Australia's largest ammunition supplier, to bid for the running of the Commonwealth's Benalla and Mulwala munitions facilities in the DMMA Project (Domestic Munitions Manufacturing Arrangements).

The New Zealand Defence Force signed a contract today with Hawker Pacific New Zealand for the supply and maintenance support of four King Air B200 aircraft.

Applied Measurement Australia announces the arrival of the ECOTEST brand into their ever-increasing product range.