A$ 150M to Keep Supporting RAAF Hawk Aircraft, 2011-2013

A$ 150M to Keep Supporting RAAF Hawk Aircraft, 2011-2013

RAAF Hawk Mk127s(click to view full) In July 2011, the Australian government announced a 2-year, A$150 million (about $161 million) extension of the existing contract with BAE Systems Australia, to provide support for the RAAF’s Hawk 127 Lead-In-Fighter...
A$ 150M to Keep Supporting RAAF Hawk Aircraft, 2011-2013

Serco to Support Australian Forces in Middle East

ADF in Iraq(click to view full) Global services giant Serco Group plc recently announced a new 4-year contract with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide logistics and base support services in the Middle East. The contract is structured as 2 base years for...
A$ 150M to Keep Supporting RAAF Hawk Aircraft, 2011-2013

Rapid Fire 2011-07-09: CIRCM Program

* The House of Representatives passes a $649 billion defense spending bill for FY2012, trimming $9 billion from President Obama’s budget request. * Department of Defense officials tell a Pew Research Center conference that the military is prepared to use...
A$ 150M to Keep Supporting RAAF Hawk Aircraft, 2011-2013

Rapid Fire 2011-07-08: Indonesian Aerospace

* The Department of Defense (DoD) announces that Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn will leave the post later this year. A replacement is expected to be found by the autumn. * Two House Foreign Affairs sub-committees held a joint session to consider the extent...
A$ 150M to Keep Supporting RAAF Hawk Aircraft, 2011-2013

German Shipbuilding Restructured: UAE’s Firm Buys Blohm+Voss

Sachsen, sending SM-2(click to view full) In October 2009, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) effectively sold most of its naval and commercial surface shipbuilding assets, via a “close strategic partnership” and Memorandum of Understanding with the Abu...