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.

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.