The modification will provide continued aircraft integration and engineering manufacturing development software development, support for integration of next-generation jammer on EA-18G aircraft.

Funding will be provided by Royal Australian Air Force Cooperative Funds worth $8,604,519 and US Navy funds worth $3,039,000. Work is expected to be completed in January 2024.

The US Department of Defense also announced a US$35 million contract modification with Lockheed Martin for the development of Advanced Electronic Guided Interceptor System, test sites operation and maintenance at the Combat Systems Engineering Development Site, SPY-1A Test Facility and Naval Systems Computing Center.

Around US$5 million in US Navy funding, US$3 million in foreign military sales from Japan, US$2.3 million from Korea, and US$1.2 million from Australia. Work is expected to be completed by January 2024.

Robert Dougherty

Robert is a senior journalist who has previously worked for Seven West Media in Western Australia, as well as Fairfax Media and Australian Community Media in New South Wales. He has produced national headlines, photography and videography of emergency services, business, community, defence and government news across Australia. Robert graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Majoring in Public Relations and Journalism at Curtin University, attended student exchange program with Fudan University and holds Tier 1 General Advice certification for Kaplan Professional. Reach out via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via LinkedIn.