BAE Systems has secured a significant amount of sustainment work on the Hornet and Hawk and is building a case for becoming the sustainment contractor of choice to support the JSF.

The Nulka Active Missile Decoy (AMD) program will pass further milestones over the next year or so when Phases 5A and then 5D of the Nulka Project, Sea 1397, come up for 1st Pass approval.

The Block Upgrade program for enhancing the capabilities of the C-130J tactical transport seems destined to run for much of the aircraft's service life.

There have been quite a few announcements and contracts signed on the submarine rescue and training front in the last few months.

Sidestepping what was to have been a costly and complex midlife upgrade for the RAN Seahawks and replacing it with a de-scoped program aimed at addressing only immediate obsolescence concerns, makes good sense.

This year's SimTecT conference and show was a shop-window for the training and simulation community.

Norwegian firm Kongsberg has signed the initial development contract for the Joint Strike Missile.

The NSW Government has launched its own campaign to significantly grow the State's defence industry to generate jobs and economic growth across the State.

The DMO, BAE Systems Australia and Australian Aerospace have signed a $31.1 million contract to provide a range of enhancements to the AP-3C Orion aircraft and associated ground support systems.

BAE Systems has successfully completed the Whole of Ship Preliminary Design Review phase of Joint Project 2048, the construction of the RAN's two Canberra-class amphibious landing ships, or LHDs

Lockheed Martin has rolled out the U.S. Navy's first-ever stealth fighter, the F-35C Lightning II.

Shortly before ITT announced its teaming agreement, British firm Ultra Electronics acquired Avalon Systems for a reported $16.5 million.

ITT Corporation has announced that it is partnering with two Australian firms to pursue EW contracts on the RAN's Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program.

In the world of CBRNE identification, a fundamental need exists for analytical instruments that can identify unknown chemical substances quickly and precisely at the point of use.

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has completed 50,000 flight support hours for the ADF fleet of 19 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters.

Raytheon Australia and its partner Airwork (NZ) Ltd have won the five-year In-Service Support contract to support the RAN's AS350BA Squirrel helicopter fleet.