Category: Defence

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority – AMSA – which is now coordinating search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, said on Tuesday it is now focused on an area 1,500nm southwest of Perth “based on information made available to AMSA on Monday”. “AMSA has defined a possible search area

The Defence Material Organisation has signed a contract extension with Boeing Defence Australia for the support of the RAAF’s E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) fleet. The $901 millionsustainment contract covers engineering and maintenance support, repairs, spare parts, and aircrew and maintenance training through until 2019, with the potential for annual contract extensions thereafter

NUSHIP Canberra, the first Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship being built for the RAN,  entered Sydney Harbour for the first time on March 13 following testing at sea. While in Sydney the LHD will be dry-docked at Garden Island to have its hull cleaned before a final application of paint. Its deck will also be

Australia is set to acquire the MQ-4C Triton from Northrop Grumman, subject to the completion of the US Navy’s development program. Prime Minister Tony Abbott committed the government to following through with the acquisition of the unmanned aircraft system, which will be based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, near Adelaide, ahead of the weekend’s South Australian