Limited battlefield use of the Falcon III multi-band manpack radio could give Harris a toehold in a rivalry with the Joint Tactical Radio System.

Top Pentagon weapons buyer Ashton Carter has expressed confidence in the US Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy.

ADF engineers deployed to Padang are converting sea water to drinking water to supply up to 78,000 people in the worst hit areas.

The first two of four 21.2-metre aluminium patrol boats for the Armed Forces of Malta have been launched at Austal's Western Australian facilities.

The US Army and Marine Corps have awarded technology development contract modifications to the JLTV teams to include the Australian vehicles.

The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science has discussed the Collins class replacement project while visiting the US.

Minister for Defence Senator John Faulkner and the UK Minister for International Defence and Security, Baroness Ann Taylor, have met in Canberra.

Boeing Defence Australia has received an Engineering Excellence Award for its support of the RAAF's F-111 aircraft.

Re-Engineering Australia Foundation has announced that Dr Peter Farrell PhD DSc AM has been appointed as its patron.

Aviation Safety Supplies Ltd has been granted Part 145 certification.

The Draeger AFU 100 is a modular air filtration system offering protection against nuclear, bacterial and chemical hazards.

The new waterproof "BNC-Style" circular from Omnetics is smaller in diameter and much shorter than many similar connectors.

Tektronix Inc. has expanded the RSA6000 series to include the RSA6120A spectrum analyzer.

Sydney-based engineering company Baker & Provan has completed installation of a large CNC machining centre.

A Cavitation Research Laboratory, the first of its type in Australia, has been opened at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston.

Both Boeing and Northrop Grumman have expressed optimism that they can win the newly reopened US$35 billion tanker contract.