Next three F-35A Joint Strike Fighters mission ready
Australia has taken delivery of the next three F-35A aircraft from Lockheed Martin.
Read MoreLockheed Martin receives first Australian-made F-35 deployable facilities
Defence technology and innovation company, Lockheed Martin Australia, has welcomed delivery of the first two F-35 deployable facilities manufactured by Tomago-based Varley Group – as part of the Deployable Duty Facility/Deployable ICT Facility Mission System – at a ceremony in Tomago, Newcastle.
Read MoreVisionary plan to expand Airport to meet community needs
The people of the Hunter and Central Coast can see for the first time how their airport will grow over the next 20 years, to meet the needs of the local community.
Read MoreAustralian industry awarded over $1 billion in contracts for F-35 program
On 13 February the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, announced that Australian industry has been collectively awarded over $1 billion in production for the
F-35 program.
Launch of job-creating Defence Export Strategy
The Turnbull Government is unlocking more jobs and investment in Australia’s defence sector, with the release of the new Defence Export Strategy.
Read MoreRDA Hunter welcomes State Government support of STEMship
The NSW Government has committed an additional $50,000 to train young people to equip them with the skills they need to gain employment in the booming Defence industry in the Hunter.
Read MoreNew innovation facility launched at Williamtown
On 1 November Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald MLC helped launch the new defence, security, and aerospace hub at Williamtown which has been developed by the University of Newcastle with support of the NSW Government.
Read MoreUniversity Network to Drive NSW Defence
The NSW Government will invest $1.25 million in a new university-led network to bolster defence-related research and development activity across the state.
Read More$145 million for Hornet sustainment
Defence’s maintenance contract with Boeing Defence Australia for the F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet aircraft fleet has been extended to include ongoing engineering, coordinating logistics and maintenance sustainment support.
Read MoreF-35A Off-Board Information Systems Centre opened at RAAF Base Williamtown
The Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, opened the Off Board Information Systems Centre (OBISC), the first of the RAAF’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter facilities at RAAF Williamtown
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