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Milskil eyes JSF training opportunity

Australian military services specialist Milskil is set to capitalise on an expected increase in demand to train pilots locally to fly the new JSF aircraft.

AIR • Wed, 19 Apr 2017

Defence awards $8m contract to overhaul payment system

Management and consulting firm Accenture Australia has been awarded an $8.38 million contract by the Department of Defence (DoD) for the provision of software support ...

JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 18 Apr 2017

Greater focus on niche innovations needed to bolster ADF capabilities

BAE Systems is arguing the case for the Australian defence sector to apply a much stronger focus on highly specialised technological innovation – which it casts as a core ...

JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 18 Apr 2017

F-35s soar to new heights

The US Air Force successfully deployed a small number of F-35A Lightning II aircraft over the weekend on a long-planned training deployment to Europe.

AIR • Tue, 18 Apr 2017

The F-35 maintenance contract – getting ready for the Australian rollout

BAE Systems aerospace director Steven Drury has highlighted some key focal points of the firm’s approach to the F-35 maintenance contract as it prepares for the arrival ...

AIR • Mon, 17 Apr 2017

Audit findings question aviation tender process

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has said Australia may pay too much for the combined civil and military air traffic management system OneSKY, despite a tender ...

AIR • Wed, 12 Apr 2017

BAE Systems Australia all set for F-35 maintenance assignment

BAE Systems Australia – the company that landed the contract to maintain the new batch of F-35 jet fighters due to arrive on Australian shores next year – is upbeat ...

AIR • Wed, 12 Apr 2017

Penske wins major engine maintenance contract

Victorian-headquartered Penske Power Systems has been revealed as the successful recipient of a $78 million contract to deliver diesel maintenance and support services ...

NAVAL • Tue, 11 Apr 2017

Exec tips SMEs on how to crack prime supply chain

Diversity of access to top-flight defence sector capabilities is key to SMEs hoping to gain access to primes’ supply chains, according to one senior industry executive

JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 11 Apr 2017