Northrop Grumman and the University of Sydney have signed an MoU to work together to explore areas of common interest in providing educational, research initiatives and training programs across various sectors in Australia. The agreement was signed in Sydney by Northrop Grumman Australia chief executive, Ian Irving, and University of Sydney dean of the Faculty
TAE has launched a more comprehensive turbine support facility at Adelaide Airport following the relocation of Masling Industries’ former Cootamundra-based operation to Adelaide. The move has allowed TAE to integrate and upgrade its small turbine component maintenance business at the Adelaide site and to provide a “one stop shop” for its small turbine customers. “The
Lockheed Martin will retrofit modified bulkheads to early production F-35Bs after cracking was found in the major structural components during fatigue testing. Speaking at the US Navy League Sea-Air-Space conference on April 7, RAdm Randy Mahr, deputy program manager with the Pentagon’s F-35 joint program office (JPO) said a redesigned bulkhead would be installed on
Quickstep Holdings has announced it has signed a long-term agreement (LTA) with Marand Precision Engineering to supply about 700 sets of carbon fibre composite parts for F-35 JSF vertical tails over 14 years. The estimated $148 million deal comes after the signing of an MoU in 2009, and comprises 18 individual parts including skins, spars
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Northrop Grumman has announced it will sponsor the 2014 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Outback Challenge competition. The challenge is held near Kingaroy in Queensland, and requires students to design, build and fly a UAV capable of conducting search and rescue operations or delivering life-saving supplies to a fictitious lost or injured individual, known as Outback
