The Hawker Pacific supplied and supported fleet of eight King Air 350 Air Combat Officer (ACO) training aircraft, based at RAAF Base East Sale in Victoria, have recently amassed a total of 50,000 flying hours in service.

Production of the highest-tech assemblies yet to be supplied for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by Australian industry will begin shortly at a new Rockwell Collins facility in Sydney.

Australia will be paying about US$80-85 million for each of its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) in 2019

The 2015 Australian International Air Show and Aerospace & Defence Exposition kicked off in style on February 24

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown has officially launched Plan Jericho, the new RAAF modernisation plan

The Request for Tender (RFT) for the supply and support of a Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability (MCRC) under LAND 400 Phase 2 has been released.

Adelaide’s APC Technology has delivered its final CIS Watchkeeper Console project for installation into the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD).

Egypt has ordered a single FREMM multi-mission frigate as part of a deal with the French government that also included 24 Dassault Rafale aircraft and an undisclosed number of MBDA missiles.

Melbourne based custom cable and harness manufacturer Cablex will build electrical harnesses for the Thales Hawkei land-vehicle, after Thales announced the company as a key supplier.

Defence Minister Kevin Andrews visited Polaris Industries Australia New Zealand in Melbourne on February 18th to witness the dispatch of 29 MV850 All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) to the ADF.

Two of the six people recognised in this week’s Export Council of Australia Export Hero awards will be familiar to the defence industry community.

DefenceCare is holding an Employment and Wellbeing seminar for current and ex-serving men and women of the Australian Defence Force and their families on Sunday March 8, 2015 at Penrith RSL Club.

Rob Hawketts has joined KBR Australia in the role of Vice President Government Services, Asia Pacific, and will have overall responsibility for KBR’s defence and government business in the Asia Pacific region.

With all the issues surrounding the Future Submarine and the way ahead, the program is being viewed more as a political decision rather than capability one.

Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist confirmed to Australian media in Stockholm that the nation wants to be “a constructive partner” with Australia on the Future Submarine program as they have “both the capacity and capability along with the experience and flexibility” to meet the requirements.

The full version of Defence Week Premium no.336 of 19 February 2015 can be downloaded here as a PDF. A separate PDF of the latest Defence tenders can also be downloaded here.