No. 34 Squadron of the RAAF operates a pair of 737 Boeing Business Jets (BBJ), but the air force is preparing to…

Australia announced on 5 March 2020 that up to 46 surplus Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fighters would be sold to Air USA, who…

The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, resplendent in grey and bearing the serial number ‘NZ4801’, touched down at RNZAF Base…

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) retired the last of its Lockheed P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft in January. Two aircraft…

On 14 February, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Defence Minister Richard Marles announced in parliament they had received the final version of…

Last December, Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) signed up German firm AirSense Analytics for the supply of chemical and hazardous substance sensors for…

Forcys, a UK-based maritime defence company, announced the creation of an Australian subsidiary on 13 February. Unsurprisingly called Forcys Australia, the entity…

Melbourne-based Pegasus International Group is exhibiting its innovative flying cars at Avalon Airshow 2023, one a civil aviation variant and another decked…

The Australian firm SiNAB is displaying its Phoenix intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) pod at Avalon Airshow 2023, with the sensor attached…

On Valentine’s Day, Babcock Australasia and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced the start of a special relationship. The two parties signed an…

The Avalon Airshow is Australia’s largest such aviation and aerospace exhibition, and it is boomeranging back in full force after a four-year…

French aerospace company Dassault Aviation is displaying two aircraft from its line-up at Avalon Airshow 2023. One is the ultra-long-range, large-cabin Falcon…

Aerospace giant Airbus expects that the Pacific region, comprising Australasia and the Pacific Islands, will receive 920 new airliners over the coming…

Norwegian entity Kongsberg is involved in three important Australian military programmes,as the company greatly expands its footprint via its Kongsberg Defence Australia…

AVT Australia unveiled two new variants of its CM62 micro gimbal, designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors aboard UAVs, at Avalon…

Late last year, Babcock was contracted to manage the ADF’s long-range high-frequency(HF) communications network. The deal, awarded on 21 October 2022 and…

On 18 January, Canberra announced that it had procured 40 UH-60M Black Hawks from Sikorsky for the Australian Army. This prospective sale…

Black Sky Aerospace (BSA), an Australian rocket company, has successfully launched a prototype long-range missile from its 3-million-acre site in the outback…

Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer has a strong presence at Avalon Airshow 2023, with its line-up parked on the tarmac including the E195-E2…

The first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance UAV destined for Australia was unveiled at the OEM’s production facilities in Palmdale, California…

The RAAF has been operating Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft since 1999, with twelve examples delivered from 1999-2001. With a 30-year…

Cirrus has secured an additional engineering services contract to support the Generic COMCEN System (GCS) simulation training system used by the Royal…

The shipbuilder Birdon has commenced the construction of a prototype landing craft, which represent s a new class aimed at an Australian…

Thales Australia has announced that a new manufacturing building at the Lithgow Arms site in New South Wales has completed construction. The…

Boeing Defence Australia is responsible for supporting the training of helicopter and UAV pilots of both the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and…

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has retired the first of its five C-130H Hercules transports. The aircraft, bearing the serial…

The RAAF has both the AGM-88 HARM and AARGM medium-range missiles in its inventory, but a new longer-range variant currently still in…

Late in 2022, Kongsberg Defence Australia signed a contract with prime contractor Raytheon promising five years’ worth of sustainment for the Australian…

On 1 March, the second day of Avalon Airshow 2023, CAE announced that it had received a contract extension from the ADF…

Like many programmes, the Australian Army’s Land 400 Phase 3 effort to obtain new infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) has been impacted by…

The RAAF is acquiring four modified Gulfstream G550 airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare (AISREW) aircraft to support land, air and…

One programme attracting attention at Avalon Airshow 2023 is the multi-billion-dollar Joint Project 9102 (JP9012), which is a programme seeking a sovereign…

The Australian Army acquired a total of 66 Wasp AE small uncrewed aerial systems (SUAS) from AeroVironment in 2018-21. This acquisition fell…

Leonardo announced on 1 March that the Australian Army would lease two additional AW139 helicopters, adding to three previously leased in the…

The Department of Defence revealed it is investing AUD111.2 million (USD75.9 million) to upgrade RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville Field Training Area and…

Within Australia, Nioa as prime contractor is helping deliver the ADF’s Project Land 159 Tranche 1, which is a multi-faceted programme promising…