Nigel Pittaway
Nigel Pittaway is the Australia correspondent for Defense News.
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In first, Australian exercise Pitch Black gets dedicated aircraft carrier
Air forces from around the world will descend on Australia’s remote Northern Territory for a combat exercise of unprecedented scale there.
Engine maker Renk opens shop in Italy ahead of armor spending frenzy
The move to Italian tank hub La Spezia will put Renk in “a strategically important region,” close to “Italian customers and partners,” said the firm.
North Korean troops in Russia?
Pentagon chief Austin confirms North Korea has sent troops to Russia
Lockheed Martin faces contact delays
Lockheed feels financial pinch from F-35 upgrade, contract delays
Strike, fixed-price contracts leave Boeing defense bleeding cash
Boeing machinists are voting on a proposed contract that could end the nearly six-week strike.
Space Force orders more missile-tracking satellites from Millennium
Millennium will deliver six more spacecraft for the service's Missile Track Custody program as part of the $386 million deal.
US confirms 3,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia
American officials said they don't yet know why the soldiers are there.
Attack on Turkish defense firm clears the halls of local arms fair
Turkish government and industry officials were rushed out of Saha Expo in Istanbul, an arms fair representing Turkey's growing weapons industry.
Donated Aussie Abrams tanks to receive baptism of fire in Ukraine
Australia never utilized its M1A1 Abrams in combat, but they will soon be used in anger against Russian invaders in Ukraine.
Pentagon chief Austin confirms North Korea has sent troops to Russia
“What exactly they are doing? Left to be seen. These are things that we need to sort out,” Lloyd Austin was quoted as saying.
