Simon Lewis has been appointed to Associate Secretary, Chief Operating Officer created at the behest of Defence Minister Stephen Smith in response to the Defence Accountability Review.

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc has received a new contract valued at more than $11 million from the RAAF for use in training F/A-18F Super Hornet crews.

Airbus Military has signed a contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia to supply nine C295 military transport aircraft for delivery to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense.

In case you missed our earlier special release, the RFT for Phase 5B1 is expected to be released on March 30, 2012.

Raytheon Company has received a $67.4 million contract modification from the US Navy for design and engineering support for the Cooperative Engagement Capability sensor-netting system.

The first Lockheed Martin-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite is now delivering critical infrared data to users.

Russia's arms exports may reach a record $14 billion in 2012, a Russian think-tank said on recently, according to RIA Novosti.

ReconRobotics Inc. has been awarded a US$13.9 million contract for 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits from the US Army Contracting Command on behalf of the US Army Rapid Equipping Force.

Scientists at BAE Systems have successfully demonstrated the most radical method of storing electricity since the invention of batteries over 200 years ago.

With military commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan starting to wind down, the US is increasingly pivoting towards the Asia-Pacific region and is prioritising Southeast Asia in its global strategy.

The Royal Australian Air Force's newest capabilities have soared over the coastline of Guam on their first overseas mission together for 2012 during Exercise COPE NORTH.

Israel and Germany finalise sale of sub, South Korea are looking for alternative UAV's after Global Hawks' demise and iRobot releases an updated version of its Warrior 700 robot.

For a full round up of new Australian and New Zealand Defence Tenders released publicly this week, download the attached pdf.

Minister for Defence, the Hon Stephen Smith, and the Minister for Defence Materiel, Senator the Hon Kim Carr, will present the keynote addresses at the ADM2012 congress.

Boeing announced that it has awarded Lovitt Technologies Australia a contract to manufacture housing assemblies and fittings for the V-22 aircraft.

Cirrus has announced that it has delivered a Helicopter Control Officer Simulation Trainer (HCOTS) to helicopter specialists Prism Defence under a contract awarded in July 2011.