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US Army orders $219m worth of additional Precision Strike Missile units

March 08 2024

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$219 million (AU$333.4 million) contract to produce more Early Operational Capability (EOC) Precision Stri...

Australia’s fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft are set to benefit from a local paint...

July 19 2023

Lockheed Martin successfully completes Spike NLOS test from Apache

Lockheed Martin has announced the first successful live fire of eight Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) all up rounds (AURs) from a US Army AH-64E Apache.

December 08 2023

US Navy, Northrop Grumman confirm IOC for MQ-4C Triton

The US Navy has declared the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft has achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC), as the critical project reaches...

September 15 2023

First Aussie Triton takes flight

The Royal Australian Air Force’s first MQ-4C Triton completed its first flight on Thursday, 9 November, at the company’s Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in...

November 14 2023

KBR to provide Aussie Triton mission support

KBR has welcomed two separate contracts to provide mission support services for the Royal Australian Air Force’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.

January 16 2024

Northrop Grumman, L3Harris commit to expanding Aussie Triton workforce

Northrop Grumman Australia and L3Harris have signed a contract to expand the Australian-based support workforce for the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of MQ-4C...

April 17 2024

Navy’s second Arafura Class OPV launched

The Royal Australian Navy’s second Arafura Class offshore patrol vessel, NUSHIP Eyre, has officially been launched at the South Australian Osborne Naval Shipyard.

November 22 2023

Honeywell cooling tech to support next-gen F-35 power systems

Honeywell has announced the successful demonstration of upgrades to the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) to 80kW.

March 14 2024

Aussie company wins $1.5m grant to secure F-35 work

Melbourne-based Lovitt Technologies has secured a $1.5 million Australian government grant to buy a next-generation machining centre to secure more work on the global F-35...

July 26 2023

Expanding Black Hawk, Apache fleets to boost Australian industry, Army capability

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy have announced an $830 million package that will create hundreds of local...

February 07 2024

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