Lockheed Martin Wins $1.32 Billion AIR6500 Contract to Link Australia’s Air and Missile Defenses with Allied Forces Across the Indo-Pacific

$2.4 billion investment in air and missile defence – 16 News

The Albanese Government is investing $2.4 billion to strengthen Australia’s air and missile defence capabilities while building a resilient sovereign defence industrial base. Delivered as part of the second tranche of AIR 6500, this investment is a critical component of the Albanese Government’s commitment in the Integrated Investment Program of $30 billion over the coming … Continue reading "$2.4 billion investment in air and missile defence"

Lockheed Martin wins $1.32 billion AIR6500 contract to link Australia’s air and missile defenses with allied forces across the Indo-Pacific

Australia has awarded Lockheed Martin Australia an A$1.32 billion contract to advance and sustain its AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management System.

Australia extends the capability of its Air 6500 IAMD system

Australia announced on 9 September that it was investing A$2.4 billion (US$1.7 billion) into Tranche 2B of Project Air 6500, also known as the Joint Air Battle Management System. JABMS is designed to fuse data and capabilities into a single battlespace overview to aid commanders in their decision-making. This investment will be spread over a […]

Lockheed wins $1.32bn AIR6500 contract

Air Commodore Scott Parry, Director-General Air Defence Systems, and Jeremy King, Chief Executive Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand, pictured together at an AIR6500 T2B contract signing ceremony with Lockheed Martin Australia’s IAMD workforce at Mawson Lakes, Adelaide. Image: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a AUD$1.32 billion contract by the Australian Government to advance and sustain AIR6500, the country’s so…