Category: Defence

Marand has celebrated the manufacture of the first Australian-made F-35 Lightning II vertical tail. The milestone is a significant one for Marand and BAE Systems, which subcontracted the work, marking the start of production of up to 722 ship-sets of vertical tails for the aircraft. Premier of Victoria Dr Denis Napthine and Senator Michael Ronaldson

BAE Systems Australia has signed a five year contract extension with the Boeing defence Australia to provide in-service support to the RAAF’s E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C fleet’s electronic warfare systems. Now running to mid-2019, the contract will provide engineering, maintenance and spares support work for 35 technicians and staff for the ALR-2001 electronic support measures (ESM)

Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Darren Chester has announced the planned $54.8 million Replacement Chinook Facilities Project at Townsville has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for approval. The project will support the acquisition of seven new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks on order for the Army under Project AIR9000 Phase 5C. This content

The first USAF F-35A to be modified by that service’s Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB in Utah returned to its operating unit at Nellis AFB in February after having concurrency work performed. The aircraft entered the facility last September to have a number of structural modifications installed as part of the JSF development