The deal follows an extensive evaluation program by the ADF and marks a significant step forward in deploying operational counter-small uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities across Defence.
The aircraft successfully demonstrated autonomous taxi, take-off, flight, landing, and response to commands from the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System MD-5 Ground Control Station during the two-hour flight.
Lockheed Martin Australia delivers one of the world’s most advanced and integrated military pilot training systems, built around the Pilatus PC‐21, widely regarded as the most sophisticated military training aircraft of its class.
Every flypast in every state, including times and exact locations. Aircraft in the skies include the F-35, Growler and Super Hornet, alongside classic warbirds from 100 Squadron and trainers like the PC-21 and Hawk 127.
The P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft allegedly repeatedly flew near China’s airspace on April 17 this year disrupting civil aviation flights, according to representatives of the PRC.
Defence and national security professionals gathered on Thursday, 23 April 2026 to celebrate excellence across the industry at what has quickly become one of the sector’s most anticipated evenings on the calendar.
Signed in March, the project arrangement on Virtual Structural Testing for Composite Aircraft focuses on improving understanding of how damage initiates and propagates in composite materials widely used in modern military aircraft.
Delivered by Raytheon, part of RTX, the advanced electronic attack system has been developed in close partnership with the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The NGJ is designed to be deployed on platforms such as the Boeing EA-18G …
The decade-long investment is aimed at strengthening Australia’s ability to detect and defeat increasingly sophisticated uncrewed aerial threats, both at home and in deployed operations overseas.
The Spartan aircraft will be replaced with a commercial aircraft fleet to support the transport of personnel and logistics in the Pacific, according to information released under the government’s multibillion-dollar 2026 National Defence Strategy and a…