BAE awarded $54m worth of contracts to modernise US Navy amphibious assault ship and cruiser
BAE Systems has received two US Navy contracts totalling $54.8 million to modernise the amphibious assault ship USS America and the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George.
First operational Japanese F-35A makes debut at arrival ceremony
The first operational Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning touched down at an arrival ceremony at Misawa Air Base in Japan this week.
BAE selected by the US Army to develop Advanced precision guidance kits for artillery shells
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems an $8 million contract to develop modernised precision-guidance kits.
New Zealand joins search efforts for ferry missing in the Pacific
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has deployed a P-3K2 Orion to join international search efforts for a missing ferry near Kiribati which is believed to have had over fifty people on board.
BAE Systems awarded Mk4 Naval Gun contract by Finland
BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Finnish Navy and its Hamina Class Squadron 2000 fast attack craft.
Australian personnel decorated by US Marine Corps for rescue efforts following Osprey crash
107 Australian Defence Force personnel have been decorated with the US Meritorious Unit Citation for their work in rescue and recovery efforts following the crash of a USMC MV-22B Osprey aircraft last year.
China’s second aircraft carrier to hold first sea trials
China's second aircraft carrier might conduct its first sea trials in February, regional newspapers are reporting.
Australia warned it risks ‘Mad Max world’ without strategic fuel reserve
'Australia could barely last nineteen days in a crisis', is the damning assessment of experts looking into the country’s current system of fuel reserves.
Canada looks to second conversion to meet auxiliary needs
Canada is considering leasing and converting a second auxiliary tanker to help bridge the gap until its long overdue Joint Support Ship project comes into fruition.
Australia to withdraw Super Hornets from strike missions in Iraq and Syria
The Australian Government has announced that it will be withdrawing its deployed fighter contingent of six F/A-18F Super Hornets from the Middle East in January following the successful liberation of Iraq from Daesh.
