Australia's defence industry surpasses AUD 5 billion in F-35 programme contracts

Australia's defence industry surpasses AUD 5 billion in F-35 programme contracts

More than 75 Australian companies are currently contributing to the F-35 programme, specialising in component manufacturing, sustainment services and the supply of spare parts. These include both domestic firms and Australian branches of international defence corporations. “This significant achievement in the global F-35 Program highlights the strength and innovation of our defence industry and the important role it plays in supporting Australia…

Australian industry contracts in F‍-‍35 program worth over $5 billion

The Department of Defence has announced that Australian industry has reached a milestone of more than $5 billion in contract value in the global F‍-‍35 program.

State Dept. Approves Military Sale to Australia

The State Department approved a possible $1.04 billion military sale to Australia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said this week. The sale includes "AIM-120C and AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles" and related equipment. The principal contractor will be RTX...

ACS and Ferrovial selected for construction work on military buildings around US

The Corner Link Securities | The US Department of Defense has once again selected ACS and Ferrovial (FER) as preferred contractors to carry out construction work on military buildings in different parts of the country, according to Expansión newspaper. In a memo issued this week, the US Army announced that Ferrovial, through its subsidiary Webber, and ACS, through the recently merged Dragados-Flatiron, are among the companies selected to partici…

The U.S. government has authorized the possible sale of 400 new AMRAAM long-range air-to-air missiles to equip Royal Australian Air Force fighters. This follows from the latest State Department notification submitted to the U.S. Congress for approval of the operation through the FMS program. As indicated in the April 9 notification published by the Agency for Cooperation in Defence and Security (DSCA), the Australian government requested the Uni…