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  • Australian AF Chief Flies Lockheed-Pilatus-Hawker Pacific Trainer Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian AF Chief Flies Lockheed-Pilatus-Hawker Pacific Trainer Aircraft

    Air Marshal Leo Davies, chief of Australia’s air force, took his first flight of a trainer aircraft from a team comprised of Lockheed Martin, Pilatus Aircraft and Hawker Pacific. Lockheed said Tuesday the PC-21 in-service flight represents a milestone for the Australian defense forces’ AIR 5428 Pilot Training System. In late 2015, the Lockheed-led consortium won a contract valued at $946 […] More

  • Australian Air Force, Airbus Partner for KC-30A Aerial Refueling Automation Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australian Air Force, Airbus Partner for KC-30A Aerial Refueling Automation Project

    Airbus‘ defense and space business has signed a research agreement with the Australia’s air force to collaborate on the development of an automatic air-to-air refueling capacity for the country’s multirole tanker transport aircraft, Defense News reported Thursday. Nigel Pittaway writes the two-year project aims to integrate an automatic refueling feature into the KC-30A aircraft’s aerial refueling boom system that will […] More

  • Marise Payne: Australia to Invest $192M in Growler Radio Jammer, Radar Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marise Payne: Australia to Invest $192M in Growler Radio Jammer, Radar Tech Development

    Australia will make a potential $191.6 million investment to develop a new radio jammer and radar system for the country’s Boeing-built EA-18G Growler aircraft. Sen. Marise Payne, Australia’s defense minister, said in a statement released Wednesday the country will partner with the U.S. Navy to perform development work on the next-generation radio jamming platform. Payne announced the […] More

  • Boeing Hands First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Hands First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Australia

    Boeing has turned over the first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force during a ceremony held at the company’s delivery center in Tukwila, Washington. Shelley Lavender, Boeing military aircraft president, handed the ceremonial keys for P-8A to Australian Chief of Air Force Leo Davies during the event, the company said Friday. Boeing based […] More