Australian industry stands to benefit from the US Department of Defense’s assignment of the first component repair responsibilities outside the continental US for the F-35 Lightning II. From 2021 to 2025, three of the first 65 components have been assigned to Australia to undertake repairs on a global basis for all F-35s around the world,
The Royal Australian Air Force has marked the centenary of Australia’s first military flying squadrons, Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 Squadrons, with a colours parade and family day at RAAF Base Williamtown on Friday. All four units were formed as part of the Army’s Australian Flying Corps in 1916 during the First World War.
The potential Defence applications of augmented reality visualisation technology have been showcased through a demonstration of holographic software developed by Saab Australia and the Microsoft HoloLens holographic computer. The event was conducted as an initiative of the Jericho Dawn program of demonstrations, which forms part of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Plan Jericho transformation effort,
The US government has selected Lockheed Martin Australia to provide high frequency over-the-horizon radar technology to the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in a move that reinforces Australia’s status as a provider of world-leading radar technology, the company stated. This technology is the result of a partnership between Lockheed Martin Australia and Adelaide-based high-powered amplifier
Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a five-year contract valued at up to $20 million to provide maintenance to the Army’s new fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters at Townsville. “The contract integrates defence industry and Australian Defence Force workforces to provide an efficient, flexible and effective maintenance team for Australia’s Chinook helicopter capability,” Minister for
The third C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has arrived at RAAF Base Richmond northwest of Sydney. A34-003 touched down on October 18 following a two-week delivery flight journey from Waco, Texas, that involved stops in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. 35 Squadron is conducting operational test and evaluation
