Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35 Lightning II fighter, was named “preferred tender” on JP 9102 in April 2023 – all but guaranteeing the deal – before it was abruptly dropped, along with scores of smaller firms, in November 2024.
A proposed realignment of rail around Kalgoorlie’s Super Pit gold mine and the development of an intermodal transport facility has been mooted for decades.