The EADS Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Lutz Bertling as Chief Executive Officer of Eurocopter and Member of the EADS Group Executive Committee, effective April 30, 2013.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.244 of 14 March 2013 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

Sydney-based defence equipment design specialist Tricon Defence Pty Ltd has won the inaugural Aerospace Australia Limited Defence Industry SME Innovation Grant for 2013.

Back in July last year ADM pondered why the RFT for JP2008 phase 5B was released so far ahead of the requirement and whether this seemingly deferred acquisition had been caught up by the government's push for a budget surplus in 2013.

The US Defense Department has put a down payment on six Joint Strike Fighters for foreign partners that have contributed to the jet's development, fewer than expected for the eighth early production run.

Pratt & Whitney has announced that Levett Engineering has delivered their first engine components that will be installed into F135 engines for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

CAE has announced it has recently been awarded a contract from Australia to provide maintenance and engineering support services for the Royal Australian Air Force's AP-3C Advanced Flight Simulator.

Australian systems integrator SYPAQ Systems Pty Ltd has signed an agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems to act as the Australia and NZ representative for its family of advanced unmanned aerial systems.

The DMO has signed a Global Supply Chain cooperation agreement with Italian company Finmeccanica.

Former air cadets and staff now have the opportunity to re-establish lost friendships and share memories from their past thanks to the launch of the Air Cadets Alumni.

An exciting opportunity for 3rd and 4th year Engineering students and Small to Medium sized Enterprises, sponsored by the Defence Materiel Organisation has been announced.

Defence Materiel Minister Dr Mike Kelly has congratulated teams from across Australia who have been crowned as National Champions in the F1 in Schools competition.

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F-35 flight operations have been cleared to resume following engineering analysis of the turbine blade which developed a crack.

The US Army's top acquisition executive said that a schedule delay expected to impact the Army-Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as a result of sequestration could ultimately derail the entire program.

The US Navy is preparing its crews for the inaugural operational deployment of its Boeing P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft towards the end of the year, a senior service official announced February 27.