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.

Defence minister Senator John Faulkner announced 6 August that Defence would issue an RFT in the near future to carry out a domestic design study for the RAN's Future Submarine project, Sea 1000.

I was intrigued to hear of a New Zealand Defence Force recruiting strategy at D+I earlier in the year.

Codarra's projects and staff have been recognised at the ACT Australian Institute of Project Management Achievement Awards.

The construction of the new Defence Headquarters Operations Centre at Bungendore has received an award from the Australian Institute of Project Management.

The issue of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has been one that has dogged all forces since entering the fray.

The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 underlined the importance of a graduated and integrated response to terrorist threats from the air - something the French Air Force had anticipated a decade earlier.

As promised in the September 2009 print edition of Australian Defence Magazine, this is the full version of ADM's interview with Minister for Defence Science, Materiel and Personnel Greg Combet.

July this year was the deadliest month for coalition troops in Afghanistan since 2001 with 76 dead and hundreds wounded.

Input from Australia's allies is playing a major role in planning for the major phase of JP 2110, a high-priority project intended to protect Australian forces from exposure to CBRN weapons and toxic industrial hazards (TIH).

QinetiQ has secured a $23-million contract from the Department of Defence for TALON robots, which will assist the ADF with IED disposal and reconnaissance.