The RAAF is sending eight aircraft and 370 personnel to Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) for Red Flag military training exercise.
Singapore has picked the Lockheed Martin F-35 to replace its fleet of F-16 fighters following a lengthy technical evaluation process that began in 2013.
Northrop Grumman says it is continuing to work through plans to become an anchor tenant at the new aerotropolis planned for Western Sydney Airport. In May 2017 Northrop Grumman Australia announced it would invest $50 million to establish an electronic systems maintenance and sustainment centre at the forthcoming Western Sydney Aerotropolis, which will be built
Australian firms stand to gain substantial work from the Triton unmanned aircraft program as the RAAF progressively rolls out an advanced capability to conduct long-range maritime surveillance.
The ADF is embarking on perhaps its most complex project ever – the creation of an integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) system – and this year key decisions on the way forward are set to be made.
Seventeen months later than planned and despite some design deficiencies, the US Air Force has taken delivery of its first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker.
