The full version of Defence Week Premium no.354 of 25 June 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.353 of 18 June 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.

BAE Systems Australia (BAESA) has confirmed it will not be submitting a tender for the $600 million Pacific Patrol Boat (PPB) contract despite an absence of orders,

Outgoing Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown AO spoke at the Williams Foundation dinner in Canberra on June 10, sharing his thoughts on the development and performance of the Royal Australian Air Force in recent times.

Boeing and the government of Qatar recently signed an agreement for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III airlifters.

Defence and Australian industry partners have collaborated to manufacture the first-of-a-kind radio signal jammer designed to protect users from improvised explosive device equipment.

If “customer satisfaction” is anything to go by, Australia’s five-year Heron UAV deployment to Afghanistan has to be deemed a success.

MBDA unveiled CVW102 FLEXIS, an innovative vision for delivering and sustaining military capability at the Paris Air show this week.

The RAAF has completed air-to-air refuelling trials between its KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport and E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.

Airbus Helicopters, Vector Aerospace and Rockwell Collins have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market the scalable and flexible Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics solution to upgrade Airbus Helicopters platforms.

Defence Minister Kevin Andrews announced the appointment of an Expert Advisory Panel on June 5, to oversee the competitive evaluation process for the selection of an international partner for the Sea 1000 Future Submarine program.

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia (RMMVA) announced on June 9 that Brisbane-based civilian tanker manufacturer Holmwood Highgate has been awarded a contract valued at more than $65 million for work on Land 121 Phase 3B.

The Royal Australian Navy formally commissioned 725 Squadron, the first operator of the new Lockheed Martin/ Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk Romeo maritime combat helicopters, in a ceremony at Nowra on June 11.

In the historic seaport of Cadiz on Spain’s Atlantic coast, shipbuilder Navantia and the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation are finalising acceptance testing of the last four of Australia’s new landing craft.

Introducing a new aircraft type, particularly one as advanced as the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, means a lot more than just finding somewhere to park the aircraft.

Adelaide based Codan Radio Communications will help implement the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ new nationwide emergency high frequency (HF) radio network, with its Codan Envoy HF unit.