Organisers of the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition have announced the much anticipated dates for Airshow 2015.

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EuroHawk GmbH, Northrop Grumman and EADS remain fully committed to the Euro Hawk program of record, and the critical capabilities the system will provide the German armed forces and its allies, according to a joint statement.

Rheinmetall will modernise 25 more Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles for the Bundeswehr, substantially enhancing their level of protection.

The new French Defense and National Security White Paper was released on April 29, 2013.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.254 of 23 May 2013 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and the US Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Jeffrey Bleich, have exchanged diplomatic notes to bring the Australia - US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty into force.

Defence has released a Request for Tender to CEA Technologies for the development of a High Power Phased Array Radar concept demonstrator.

As outlined in the 2013 Defence White Paper the government intends to replace the AP-3C fleet with P-8A Poseidon aircraft, complemented by unmanned aircraft capable of undertaking broad area maritime surveillance and fleet overwatch.

Reports that Qantas Airways is looking for a buyers for its defence services division, which is expected to generate between $80 million and $100 million, with Boeing Australia, BAE Systems Australia and Northrop Grumman as possible targets, suggests some interesting possibilities.

The introduction of armour to each of the Army's three multirole combat brigades will be one of the service's most important and most obvious changes over the next five years.

Griffon Defense Systems (GDS) has successfully completed the crash testing of the Australian Defence Forces award-winning crashworthy CH-47 troop seat.

Lithgow Arms is showcasing a prototype of the first new civilian rifle to be designed and built in Lithgow for over 40 years, which will be the only mass-produced rifle currently made in Australia.

Victoria's advanced manufacturing strengths in defence, aerospace and automotive will be on show during a trade mission to the US led by Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett and supported by the Chair of the Defence Council Victoria, Ric Smith AO PSM.

The next meeting of the Land Environmental Working Group (LEWG) will be held on 21 June 2013 at the National Convention Centre, Canberra.

Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney hosted a reception in Brisbane on Wednesday night (22 May 2013) to introduce Queensland's newly-appointed defence industry envoy Lindsay Pears.