The RAAF’s AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is now ready for operational use after an operational test conducted by a RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet off the coast of California last month, supported by the United States Navy. Defence has allocated some…
Defence is investing up to $650 million to acquire additional stocks of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile, which is designed to detect, attack and destroy enemy radar systems. The Defence announcement didn’t say when these weapons…
The RAAF has received the last nine of 72 F-35A Lightning IIs currently ordered. These aircraft, built as part of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 15, were also the first in the RAAF fleet to be built with Technology Refresh…
The three AUKUS partners, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, have signed a milestone agreement to accelerate the testing of hypersonic vehicles and related technologies. The RAAF has already confirmed that its F/A-18F Super Hornets will be armed…
Brisbane-based Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has received Military Production Organisation Approval (MPOA) from Australia’s Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) for the local manufacture of aerospace parts and components. This approval will speed up parts availability ADF aircraft while driving down…
Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin has launched an eXtreme Range (ER) variant of its AGM-158 air-launched strike weapon. The AGM-158 XR is effectively now a stand-off Cruise Missile based on existing versions of the weapon – the AGM-158 Joint Air-Surface Stand-off…