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).

Pentagon officials likely will jump through the hoops of a federal rulemaking process to satisfy a new legal requirement aimed at forcing defense contractors with access to secret government information to report network hacking incidents to the Defense Department.

Given that scientists are already looking to sea sponges as an inspiration for body armor, perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that foam is also being considered ... not just any foam, though.

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Request for Proposals from the four remaining contenders for the Domestic Munitions Manufacturing Arrangements are due March 25, according to informed sources.

The Newman Government has launched a new defence industries unit and appointed a defence envoy in a bid to grow the local defence sector and attract more investment to Queensland.

Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon joined the Chief of Army Lieutenant General David Morrison to launch the Australian Army's new recruitment of women campaign.

Dean Rosenfield has been appointed as the new managing director of Saab Systems.

The latest defence industry sentiment survey has confirmed the Labor Government is still regarded as the biggest drag on the strategic defence industry sector, with well over two thirds of respondents considering government decisions will negatively impact upon their business.