According to Inside Defense, the US Navy's commitment to buy the F-35C JSF carrier variant aircraft hasn't been deterred by F/A-18E/F Super Hornet makers saying they have a fighter ready to fly which is capable of meeting current threats, despite contrary perceptions.

The UK Defence Equipment and Support's Deployable Infrastructure Team has completed the trial in Afghanistan of a Fitter Section in a Box - code for a containerised workshop capability.

A plan is emerging to provide more combat capability to US Army reconnaissance forces as the expectation that US forces will have to "fight for information" in future conflicts takes hold in service doctrine and key inter-service warfighting concept unveiled earlier this year.

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Defence has signed a contract to commence operations for the upgrade of the Hawk Lead-In-Fighter, Defence officials have announced.

Two new Saab Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar Giraffe radars have been accepted for operations in Afghanistan and will be deployed later this year.

Defence has signed a $38 million contract with ViaSat Inc. to deliver the ADF's UHF Network Control System.

Defence has signed a $124.8 million contract for maintenance and engineering support for the Black Hawk and Seahawk fleet of helicopters with Sikorsky Helitech.

Further to our previous report the 2012 Defence Capability Plan has been released containing priority projects planned for either first or second pass approval over the four-year Forward Estimates period.

L-3 WESCAM has received an order from Austal for 10 shipborne versions of the MX-10 systems, which will be fitted to new Cape Class patrol boats.

As ADM noted in a previous issue the recently acquired ex-RN RFA HMAS Choules suffered a defect while on her way to Queensland to support Exercise Hamel causing her to return to Sydney.

C4i Pty Ltd has signed a $2.2 million Priority Industry Capability grant with the Defence Materiel Organisation.

Thales Australia has signed a contract with prime contractor Rockwell Collins Australia to deliver its optronics systems as part of a Department of Defence indirect fire support upgrade program.

Perhaps the newly established Australian Military Sales Office should take careful note of Professor White who points out that Indonesia's gross domestic product at purchasing parity rates has already overtaken Australia's.

Reports that the US Navy and Raytheon have begun integrating the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer variant into the USN's fleet of F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

Cassidian will supply the French Armed Forces with advanced identification systems used to prevent friendly fire.