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Australia has declared initial operating capability for its Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS and L3Harris MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare aircraft,

Boeing Australia is moving MQ-28 Ghost Bat assembly to Toowoomba, Queensland, crediting advanced production and digital design for meeting speed and cost targets.

Australia has declared initial operational capability for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM and AGM-158B JASSM-ER as part of an accelerated long-range strike capability package.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has demonstrated long-range autonomous flight using a modified Jabiru J400 piston-engine aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter deployment to Australia has revealed a reality: If it wants to get into the fight quickly, it needs support from allies.

Boeing is considering multiple operational MQ-28 Ghost Bat production sites as it pursues markets for the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA).

Australia has revived its Future Lead-In Fighter program, with the government launching industry engagement for Project Air 6002.

The Royal Australian Air Force received its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon upgraded to the Increment 3 Blk. 2 configuration.

U.S. and Australian fighter pilots will have the technical ability to take turns flying the same MQ-28, a Boeing official says.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its first ALQ-249 next-generation jammer mid-band jamming pods, developer Raytheon says.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Boeing Australia expects to have the operational version of its MQ-28 Ghost Bat flying for that nation’s air force by 2028 as it uses momentum there to garner international interest for a later block of the collaborative combat aircraft.

The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its first MC-55A Peregrine intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.

The delivery of the first MC-55 Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is imminent.

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have conducted the first air-to-air live-fire test of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, with the CCA firing an AIM-120 Amraam.

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps legacy Hornets will get the safety system in 2026; development is starting for F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.

Boeing has inducted the Royal Australian Air Force’s first P-8A Poseidon for the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade, enhancing anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

In all, more than 180 new-build aircraft could enter Australian service in the coming decade.

A recent series of demonstration flights shows that the Boeing MQ-28 now leads an international pack of Collaborative Combat Aircraft projects.

Boeing MQ-28 Block 1 Ghost Bats have completed a series of demonstrations to inform an imminent Australian decision on whether to proceed with a follow-on order.

Planned investments for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) include several key procurements across the domains of air mobility, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), training, air combat capability, and unmanned systems.

Australia has revealed it will be spending A$2.12 billion ($1.4 billion) to acquire RTX AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Amraams.

Boeing says it has deployed its MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the first time to an operational location, RAAF Tindal AB, where F-35As are based.

With the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail facing a cancellation threat in the U.S., the AEW&C aircraft has demonstrated a new ability to control multiple uncrewed aircraft systems in flight.

Australia has launched Mission Talon Strike, an Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator initiative aimed at domestically developing loitering munitions.