According to BAE Systems the design and integration of state of the art sensors, niche expertise, and cost effective technologies are at the heart of the company's solution for the JP 1770 - M-REA request for tender.

The Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert, together with the Federal Member for Corangamite, Sarah Henderson, recently toured Geelong, speaking to local business and community leaders about Army's LAND 400 Combat Vehicle program.

Austal has been awarded a US$125m contract from a ME naval customer for the design, construction and integrated logistics support of two 72-metre High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs).

The F-35 program executive officer US Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan recently met with employees and management of Quickstep Holdings Limited at their facility in Bankstown Airport.

In a combined French and Australian operation, naval ships seized and destroyed almost 650 kilograms of cannabis resin hidden aboard a smuggling skiff in the Red Sea.

The Defence Materiel Organisation requires a design for the replacement of the Machinery, Control and Surveillance System for HMAS Success.

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Aircraft builder Boeing is pitching Congress on a Navy and a broader Defense Department need for the electronic attack capability of its Growlers.

The US Navy has successfully completed the first test flight of IRST, a passive and long-range sensor, aboard a Boeing-built F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft off Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

Airbus Defence and Space has secured a contract to deliver its A330 new generation MRTT to the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

The US Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a $698.9 million contract modification to add funding for construction of two LCS.

The Germany Army has received the last of 12 Tiger UHT support helicopters upgraded by Airbus Helicopters for missions to support ground troops, protect convoys and perform reconnaissance operations in Afghanistan.

UK company, Track24, was established in 2004 in response to the precarious situation faced by civilian contractors in Iraq.

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Defence Minister Senator David Johnston has announced a multi-million dollar contract extension for the maintenance of the Classic Hornet F404 engine.

The first two Australian pilots selected to undergo training in the US on the F-35A Lightning II have been announced.