WASHINGTON, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy today announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK(®) helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force's AIR 9000 Phase 8 requirement for a fleet of 24 new-generation, multi-role naval combat aircraft.

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Australia of Canberra and Acacia Research, Ltd. of Adelaide are teaming to pursue the combat system integrator role for the Royal Australian Navy's Future Submarine project, SEA 1000.

Award to Supply ASIST Systems and Modular Lightweight Track For New Australian Navy Destroyers PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) announced it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by ASC AWD Shipbuilder Pty.

Excerpt from report by Australian Department of Defence website on 24 August A large Indonesian-flagged fishing boat has been apprehended after it was intercepted inside the Australian fishing zone.