US Air Force F-16s sporting arctic camouflage are spending three weeks at RAAF Williamtown replicating threats posed by opposing forces for Hornet and Super Hornet pilots participating in the RAAF's 32nd Fighter Combat Instructor course.

Lockheed Martin has completed the 400th Common Cockpit avionics suite for the US Navy's MH-60 Seahawk helicopter program.

Working around the clock in the period leading up to Christmas, the Naval Ship Management achieved three dockings of ANZAC Frigates in quick succession.

DMO Training Aircraft System Program Office recently took up the option to extend the term of supply of eight aircraft King Air 350 fleet at East Sale in Victoria.

With first article approval finalised, Trimcast Products will start supplying the Trunk Lockers to the ADF under a new 3 year standing offer, continuing a 22 year supply story for one of Australia's long standing packaging solutions supplier.

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The Defence Department should not have decided to develop three distinct variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, former Chief of Naval Operations retired Admiral Gary Roughead said.

Thales has completed the acquisition of the Visionix Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) and InterSense motion tracking businesses formerly owned by Gentex Corporation.

L-3 WESCAM has successfully delivered its first in-flight demonstrations of its MX-25 electro-optical/infrared imaging system.

The UK Defence Committee has cast doubt on the MoD's ability to deal with the consequences of a sustained cyber-attack.

Elbit Systems has delivered a Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a customer in the Americas.

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The Attorney-General's department has just released The 2012 Cyber Crime and Security Survey: Systems of National Interest report.

Engineering consultancy Frazer-Nash has been appointed to work with the DMO on a project to replace the current Seahawk 'Classic' helicopters with new Naval Combat helicopters.

As always, Senate Estimates for the Defence Foreign Affairs and Trade committee make for an interesting read. For example, a question as to whether we are pursuing a warranty claim from the RFA for the faulty equipment on HMAS Choules was never actually answered or even taken on notice.

Thanks to ABC's Four Corners this week, the debate surrounding the Lockheed Martin-led JSF program has once again made the mainstream.