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The federal government has approved the development of a short-range ground-based air defence system to improve protection for deployed personnel. A single-supplier limited request for tender will be released to Raytheon Australia in the first half of this year that will see the development of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for use by

Kongsberg Defence Systems has entered into a contract with Defence for the integration of a new capability in the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) worth the equivalent of $23 million. The unique, state-of-the-art radio frequency (RF) seeker sensor developed by BAE Systems Australia will enable the JSM to locate targets on the basis of their electronic

Qantas has switched on its inflight internet wi-fi service to the travelling public for the first time, conducting a demonstration flight on board Boeing 737-800 VH-XZB for media, representatives from providers ViaSat and the National Broadband Network, airline staff and invited guests on Friday. The flight took off from Sydney a little before 1100 and

The RAAF has received its fifth C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter at RAAF Base Richmond. The aircraft, A34-004, arrived at Richmond on March 30 following a two-week ferry flight from Waco, Texas, via Europe, the Middle East and Asia. A34-004 is the aircraft which sustained minor damage in a hard landing incident at Waco, Texas in May 2016

Outgoing Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder will join the Qantas board. Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford said Goyder would seek election at the airline group’s annual general meeting in October and, if elected, would join the board as a non-executive director after stepping down as Wesfarmers chief executive in November. In addition to his chief executive role at

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has officially opened Babcock International Group’s new Australasian headquarters in Adelaide. The new facility, known as Babcock’s Australasian Regional Support Centre, was first announced in July 2016 when the engineering support services company said it would establish its Australasian base in South Australia, supported by a $2.5 million incentive package from