Anthony Galea, a project manager based in GHD's Nowra office has been named Young Achiever of the NSW Year by the Australian Industry Defence Network.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare have announced a number of measures to be introduced as the next phase of reforms to Defence procurement to specifically improve reporting and accountability mechanisms.

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Emerging foreign capabilities to hunt and defeat stealthy submarines will force the US Navy to find new ways to maintain dominance in the undersea warfighting arena.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency is slightly reducing the Foreign Military Sales administrative surcharge that other countries pay when buying US weapons.

An innovative Terrain Following and Terrain Avoidance (TF/TA) system under development at Elbit Systems, in cooperation with Northrop Grumman, will enable pilots to fly and manoeuvre more safely in TF/TA flight mode under all weather conditions, day and night.

India will begin production of an export variant of Russian plane-maker Sukhoi's T-50 stealth fighter from 2020, according to RIA Novosti.

In February this year, the Office of Naval Research test-fired a prototype electromagnetic railgun that had been built by BAE Systems for the US Navy.

A new type of laser eye protection (LEP) for pilots is being tested by the UK Ministry of Defence.

The US Navy is in the early stages of integration testing involving its MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and four classes of ships after US Special Operations Command requested additional maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for a new program providing innovative integration and experimentation in the land environment.

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Raytheon Australia's Managing Director Michael Ward claims that delays in major defence programs in Australia have claimed thousands of jobs in the country's defence industry base over the past three years.

Three United States Navy EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft arrived in Australia at the end of September to exercise with RAAF Super Hornets for the first time.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare have announced the release of the first Defence Capability Guide.

Australian shipbuilder Austal has acquired the Darwin-based engineering and services firm Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (HKME).