ManpowerGroup has announced a new contract, worth at least $400 million over five years, for Recruiting Services to the Australian Defence Force.

Hawker Pacific has won a four year contract to support and operate Defence Science and Technology Organisation Beech 1900C Defence Experimentation Airborne Platform aircraft.

Long aware of the scalability of CEA Technologies' phased array radar the company's CEO Rob Forbes, was asked whether consideration had been given to the development of portable PAR systems for land operation.

During a door stop interview with media last week at HMAS Stirling, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Defence had to expect to make a contribution to the return of the Budget to surplus.

The Growler concept is not without controversy especially in relation to the ageing ALQ-99 jamming pods that would come as part of the final conversion deal.

Cobham has been awarded a US$39 million contract from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to manufacture the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group.

At the September 2011 AUSMIN talks, Australian and US officials took advantage of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty to announce the alliance would now extend into cyberspace.

The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin US$391 million in production orders for a new radar system that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from rocket, mortar and artillery fire.

The Navy of the Republic of Korea is procuring Rheinmetall's MASS, the company's latest decoy system for frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and patrol boats, for installation on its new Landing Ship, Tank vessels.

A House Armed Services Subcommittee has unanimously passed an amendment to require the US Navy to provide a full briefing on its troubled and expensive close-to-shore combat ship program.

The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a US$52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development contract to upgrade its electronic attack pods.

The US Navy is experimenting with fibre-optic cabling to see if the technology could prove suitable as a communications link between unmanned undersea vehicles and submarines.

The US Army's TACOM has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems US$31 million to begin upgrading 24 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks.

The US Navy has designated Northrop Grumman as the prime contractor to upgrade its MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Rolls-Royce has received a contract for US$315 Million from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

HMS Vigilant has left Babcock's Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth, UK to start sea trials following completion of a successful three-and-a-half year Long Overhaul Period and Refuel (LOP(R)).