France's highly coveted "Ordre National du Merite" for distinguished civil and military service has been awarded to one of the most well-known and highly-respected operatives in the Australian defence and aerospace industry.

The search for Australia and NZ's top apprentices is set to begin with entries for the annual prestigious Snap-on Tools Apprentice of the Year opening in August.

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FLIR Systems has received a US$16 million order for its Recon B2-FO integrated dual-channel thermal binoculars from an Asian government customer strategically allied with the US.

Airbus Military has welcomed the Cameroon Air Force as a new operator of its aircraft with the delivery of a CN235 medium transport.

Jacobs Engineering has been awarded a contract to support worldwide, integrated logistics operations for Marine Corps Logistics Command and the Marine Corps operating forces.

The Pentagon is conducting a review to ensure program managers charged with developing and procuring the US military's portfolio of major weapon systems are also developing adequate termination contingency plans - including calculating potential government liability costs in the event a program is killed, according to a Defense Department official.

The UK Government has formed a partnership with nine domestic-based defence and security companies in an effort to boost the country's protection against cyberattacks.

South Korea was hit by a major cyberattack on March 20, 2013. This cyberattack known as the Dark Seoul Incident, caused a significant amount of damage to the affected organisations by wiping the hard drives of tens of thousands of computers.

Eurocopter has successfully demonstrated new landing procedures relying on augmented satellite guidance that can be tailored to more completely comply with the local environmental requirements.

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Defence Materiel Minister Dr Mike Kelly has called on Australian companies to participate in complex capability problem solving for Australian warfighters by announcing the latest 'Invitation to Participate' in Defence's RPDE Program.

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is now offering scholarships in science and engineering for female high school and undergraduate students through three of Australia's leading universities.

BAE Systems UK has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade the RAAF Lead-In Fighter Hawk fleet.

UK's Pearson Engineering showed its Super Light Weight Roller system for the first time at the 2013 Defence Vehicle Dynamics exhibition in mid-June.

Quickstep Holdings has appointed Nigel Ampherlaw as an independent non-executive director of the company.