Australia

By Robert Wall
Startup Gilmour Space scrubbed the inaugural launch of the first Australian-made orbital rocket, with the Eris 1 launcher on the pad to fix a technical fault.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Gilmour Space says it is targeting a launch for the first-ever Australian-made orbital rocket no earlier than May 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aalto, Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff, claims to have broken the aviation record for the longest endurance flight.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The Australian, UK and U.S. air forces have been collaborating to help streamline the entry into service of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Skyports Drone Services has acquired Australian startup Redbird Aero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK says F-35 delays to production and upgrades will not impact its plans to declare the aircraft's full operational capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The defense research laboratories of Australia and the UK have teamed up to jointly develop subsystems for new-generation low-cost weapons and munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
With a general election looming, Australia announced an early 2025-26 budget which included a boost to defense spending despite a wider focus on tax cuts.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Defense Department has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defense Australia to build a missile factory in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
A first briefing on the Global Combat Air Program has been received by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Key collaborations have been announced by Australia’s fledgling sustainable aviation industry to advance development of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The Australian army is phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helicopters in favor of the Boeing AH-64E Apache, service officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems sees potential in the recently flown STRIX X-wing vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft prototype.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Australian government.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jeremy Kariuki
Bombardier is actively expanding its service network in Australia with a new Line Maintenance Station (LMS) in Perth.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A backlash to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions is raising pressure on the F-35 orderbook, and dozens of planned deliveries are being reviewed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By David Casey
International capacity from Australia surpassed 7.1 million departure seats in Q1 2025, reflecting a 6.1% year-on-year increase and exceeding pre-COVID levels.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Australia’s McDermott Aviation owns the type certificate to the twin-engine, 8-metric-ton helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
In a $91.2 million package, Australia seeks 54 GMLRS-AW rounds, along with telemetry kits, engineering services, technical assistance, and program support.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian airlines are looking to reactivate or wet-lease widebodies, but they will still be behind pre-pandemic numbers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australian airlines are planning to reactivate or wet-lease more widebody aircraft to add international capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian government has approved Qatar Airways’ investment in Virgin Australia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
It would mark the first orbital flight of an Australian-made rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The combined operating profit of the four largest defense contractors jumped an estimated 72% to 2.1 trillion won ($1.5 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations