The federal government has signed a $142 million contract with Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to acquire the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) air-launched cruise missile from 2025. The JSM is designed to allow the missile to fit into the F-35A Lightning II internal weapon bay, preserving the aircraft’s stealth characteristics. With a range of…
The federal government has signed a $500 million contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to deliver the next phase of the Joint Air Battle Management System that synchronises air and missile defence operations across air, sea and land operations. LMA was named in October as the strategic partner to deliver the project, known as AIR6500, which…
Rosebank Engineering has begun work at its F-35 Lightning II wheels and brakes repair depot at Bayswater, Melbourne, providing support for the program in the Indo-Pacific Region, including Australia’s fleet of F-35As. The company was awarded a $2.26 million federal grant to support the depot, and has partnered with the F-35 Joint Program Office, Lockheed…
The federal government will spend more than $1.7 billion in acquiring new, long-range strike missiles and other guided weapons, today announcing the purchase of three types of missiles. However these are to be imported with local manufacture for only one system to be considered as an ‘option’. In the case of the smallest of the…
