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Lockheed Martin anticipates reducing the manufacturing cost of the JSF by $10 million per jet with the company's blueprint for affordability initiative that looks at techniques and methods to reduce the cost of the aircraft.

According to IHS Janes, DCD Protected Mobility has partnered with US companies Critical Solutions International and Torc Robotics to develop a remotely operated variant of its well-proven Husky mine-detection system.

Oshkosh Defense recently wrapped up a production readiness review for the JLTV program that resulted in a green light for the company to prepare for the vehicle's production phase, according to company executives.

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Defence has released more documents to industry to assist in their understanding of the Land 400 requirement and to prepare for any future solicitation activities.

Currently the ADF has limited capacity to train EW Operators in a complex EMS environment and lacks the ability to generate complex EMS environments that emulate potential operating environments.

With cyber-attacks on government and private organisations skyrocketing in recent times, DSTO has developed the DVG, a small hardware security peripheral that acts as a Hardware Trojan countermeasure.

Austal Limited has successfully delivered Cape Nelson, the third of eight Cape Class Patrol Boats to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a $330 million design, build and in-service support contract.

At least two RAN Armidale-class patrol boats have been sent to Singapore this year for repair and maintenance work, a Defence spokesperson has confirmed.

The NATO Joint Air Power Competence Centre has recently published its study 'Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in Contested Environments - A Vulnerability Analysis'.

A round up of the latest appointments within the Defence industry.

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MKU has introduced its 6th Generation armour technology - Polyshield V6.

Executives from F-35 engine-maker Pratt & Whitney estimate that they will have retrofitted the program's 21 test aircraft with an interim engine fix by January of next year.

Boeing is to be awarded US$4.2 billion from NASA to build and fly the US' next passenger spacecraft.