Tag: defence
RAAF gets first two F-35 Lightning II – more to come
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will be equipped with 5th generation fighter capabilities, after the first two F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft rolled...
Quickstep announces new US$11m purchase order from Lockheed Martin
Quickstep Holdings Limited, the largest independent aerospace-grade advanced composite manufacturer in Australia, has announced that it has received a new order from Lockheed Martin for 19 sets of C-130J...
Australia and Japan sign free trade agreement
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott on Tuesday to sign agreements bolstering defence and trade ties and commencing...
$88m D2D CRC big data research centre opens in SA
The new $88 million Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Centre (D2D CRC) big data research centre in Adelaide, South Australia is set to address...
Thales to award $5m contract to Victorian RPC Technologies
Geelong firm RPC Technologies — the Australian specialist engineering company — could be awarded a $5 million contract for components from defence company Thales, provided the...
Australia and Japan to collaborate on stealth technology research
Japan and Australia agreed on Wednesday to intensify security ties established in 2007 and collaborate on developing stealth submarine technology, as Canberra looks to gain...
Austal launches Cape Nelson — the third Cape Class Patrol Boat
Following the announcement that the second-in-series Cape Class Patrol Boat has been officially named Cape Byron, the global defence prime contractor and the designer and manufacturer...
BAE Systems wins 5-year ship modernization contract
BAE Systems, the British multinational defence contractor, has been awarded a five-year contract to repair, maintain and modernise nine US Navy destroyers and cruisers...
AMWU calls on Defence Minister not to outsource Australia’s defence capacity
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has expressed concern regarding the speculation that the Abbott Government plans on purchasing “off the shelf” options for...
Geelong mayor lobbies for multi-billion dollar defence contract
Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons is lobbying in Canberra to secure a $10 billion defence contract to design and build Land 400 military combat vehicles...
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