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The Australian National Audit Office annual report on the Defence Materiel Organisation's Major Projects Report 2008-09 has been tabled.

The government has approved the acquisition of the first batch of 14 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at a cost of $3.2 billion.

The US Army TACOM LCMC has awarded a US$2.2 billion contract to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 724 Light Armoured Vehicles.

The US Army TACOM LCMC has awarded a US$2.2 billion contract to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 724 Light Armoured Vehicles.

The UK Army Warrior infantry fighting vehicle fleet will be upgraded by 2013 under the GBP1 billion Warrior Capability Sustainment Program.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has undergone training in the use of GOLDesp software in managing RAAF C-130J and C-130H Hercules fleets.

A ceremony at RAAF Base Townsville at the end of November marked the handover of three King Air 350 aircraft from Army to Air Force.

Senior Pentagon officials are considering a one-year extension of the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter's development schedule.

Heat Treatment Australia received its National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program accreditation in November.

The Vigilare C3 system has completed its first data transmission with an RAAF F/A-18 Hornet using Link 16 datalinks.

Australian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin are to provide deeper level maintenance servicing of the RAAF's 12 C-130J Hercules aircraft.

Defence is inviting the ICT industry to help implement its distributed computing and terrestrial communications ICT services needs.

The government has released a Freedom of Information copy of the Defence Budget Audit or Pappas Review.

UAE buys PC-21s

The United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defense has entered into a contract to procure a fleet of 25 PC-21 turboprop aircraft.

Boeing is developing an air-launched MagEagle Compressed Carriage ScanEagle variant, as well as the NightEagle for night surveillance.

The Mantis UAV, designed and built by BAE Systems, has completed its first flight at the Woomera range, BAE announced on November 13.