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The newly announced aircraft hangar project in Adelaide could act as regional maintenance hub, according to Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy. bit.ly/4ggJ4Ay

Defence SA has welcomed Anthony Heath as Director Defence Industry – UK, effective 9 September 2024. bit.ly/3ZheNLX

Lockheed Martin has appointed Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Steven “Zed” Roberton as the new vice-president and regional executive for Australia and New Zealand, to succeed Warren McDonald who will retire at the end of the year. bit.ly/3TlskP4

The enlisted crew of the littoral combat ship USS Manchester maintained an illegal onboard Wi-Fi network for months before it was discovered by civilian technicians. bit.ly/3AZjaBl

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Perth-based SME Innovaero has confirmed the Commonwealth’s acceleration of development of Australia’s first sovereign precision loitering munition capability. bit.ly/3MG1SMh

Lockheed Martin Australia has awarded Marand Precision Engineering a contract to support the delivery of work under the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise. bit.ly/3XKpCFq

Royal Australian Navy Hobart Class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney has been stationed on a regional presence deployment under Operation Argos. bit.ly/4emux4B

Hanwha Defence Australia has chosen a Rohde & Schwarz-designed and built EMC test solution, announced at Land Forces this week. bit.ly/4emu0j7

Hanwha Defence Australia, Hanwha Aerospace and Advanced Navigation have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop strategic-grade assured positioning navigation and timing solutions. bit.ly/3B2VY5g

Lockheed Martin Australia and Thales Australia announced the signing of a teaming agreement to manufacture solid rocket motors and other components for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). bit.ly/3XJcqR7

South Australia-based Axiom Precision Engineering has signed a global supply chain contract with Boeing to produce crew doors for AH-64E Apache attack reconnaissance helicopters across the globe. bit.ly/3XoKe4r

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has announced the selection of Queensland-based Asia Pacific Aerospace to join the company’s Black Hawk global supply chain. bit.ly/3Zk6IpN

Australian-based satellite communications company EM Solutions, in partnership with the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Hub, has announced the use of artificial intelligence to help deliver a multimillion-dollar naval defence contract. bit.ly/3TtacT8

BAE Systems Australia has unveiled a new uncrewed ground vehicle that gives military commanders an added tactical option while keeping soldiers out of harm’s way. bit.ly/3XFB9ph

KBR has announced expansion plans to support Australia’s submarine rotational program, in a bid to further progress pathways for the AUKUS agreement. bit.ly/47oc5q2

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide final report has been delivered to the government and tabled in Parliament. bit.ly/3BbARO0

The Commonwealth of Australia has awarded a vehicle contract to Polaris Australia for the DAGOR off-road and internally transportable tactical mobility platform from the company’s government and defence division. bit.ly/4egIJg9

Warships and personnel from over 30 nations have arrived in Darwin this week for the Australian maritime warfare activity Exercise Kakadu. bit.ly/3B46d9t