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.

As the US Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs.

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The full version of Defence Week Premium no.242 of 28 February 2013 can be downloaded here as a PDF.

With an ITR released as far back as April 2010, and first pass long since achieved, the many potential contenders for the Collins submarine communications upgrade under Sea 1439, Phase 5B2 may be beginning to wonder just how close imminent is?

The Government has announced that the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft has reached Initial Operational Capability.

Land Systems Division is currently preparing for the release of an RFT for the provision of Special Operations Vehicle - Support, under JP2097/1B.

The Government has announced that the Vigilare Command and Control System has achieved Final Operational Capability.

Late last year the Australian Business Defence Industry Unit wrote to VADM Peter Jones, Chief, Capability Development Group, with a proposal to encourage and promote innovation from defence industry, as a complementary initiative to the CTD program. ABDIU's Graeme Dunk called it the Defence Industry Challenge.