Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) have signed an agreement covering the development plan for the NC212i light utility transport aircraft.

International Launch Services (ILS) and Intelsat SA have signed a contract for two firm ILS Proton launch missions.

EADS has received approval from shareholders at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in Amsterdam for a far-reaching overhaul of the company's corporate governance structure, including the election of new directors.

BMT Group has appointed David Bright, sector director for defence following the retirement of David Rainford.

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The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison AO, has declared in no uncertain terms that "the Army is in great shape" but needs a return to "appropriate funding".

Repair Group Limited (RGL) have recently changed their name to Loop Technologies.

Newly arrived in Australia, BAE Systems' Detica has released its top five predictions for cyber security threats in 2013.

Norway and Australia are funding a program to adapt the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to fit the internal bays of the F-35.

The US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, is seeking prospective sources for surrogate systems able to emulate man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS).

In ASPI's latest Special Report, Heavy weather: climate and the Australian Defence Force, authors Anthony Press, Anthony Bergin, and Eliza Garnsey, argue that the downstream implications of climate change are forcing Defence to become involved in mitigation and response tasks.

The Prime Minister and the Defence Minister have welcomed the decision by the International Security Assistance Force to close Multi-National Base Tarin Kot in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan at the end of this year, when the majority of Australia's troops will come home from Afghanistan.

Award winning aerospace and defence writer and journalist, Andrew McLaughlin, has established a new communications consultancy to support the aerospace and defence sectors.

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The Joint Strike Fighter Joint Executive Steering Board (JESB) met last week to discuss integrating foreign weapons as part of a follow-on effort, according to a joint program office official.

Cubic Corporation has appointed Dave Schmitz as president of Cubic Defense Applications (CDA).