F-35 fighter jets

Composites manufacturer Quickstep has produced and delivered its 10,000th component for the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter Program at its facility at Bankstown Aerodrome in Western Sydney. Quickstep CEO Mark Burgess said the company is 20 per cent of the way through the build program, which provides direct employment for almost 170 highly-skilled operations staff, … Continue reading Quickstep manufactures 10,000th F-35 component →

The Australian Department of Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia have signed a direct commercial sale contract for the delivery of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) sovereign F-35 Training Support Services (TSS). The three-year $67.6m contract will support 60 existing F-35 training and support roles at the F-35 Integrated Training Centre, RAAF Base Williamtown, and establish … Continue reading Lockheed Martin Australia awarded F-35 training support services contract →

Multinational weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) will produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. Production of the 25mm frangible armoured piercing projectiles at the federal government-owned plant in Benalla, Victoria is due to begin under an Australia-first collaboration. The deal will be the first expansion of the RNM joint … Continue reading Rheinmetall to manufacture weapons in Victoria →

As Williamtown ramps up to welcome Australia’s arriving F-35s, Lockheed Martin Australia yesterday joined Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter in Newcastle, New South Wales, to present a range of new opportunities to academia, STEM and community organisations in the Hunter Region. Representatives from Lockheed Martin Australia and RDA Hunter hosted a range of stakeholders, to outline … Continue reading Lockheed Martin, RDA Hunter partner to grow STEM workforce →