Australia has committed to purchase 100 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 jets and will buy 12 Boeing (NYSE: BA) EA-18G Growler planes as part of a new defense strategy, Reuters reports. James Grubel writes the Australian Defence Ministry announced its acquisition in a white paper, saying the country aims to shift its focus into the Indo-Pacific region... 

ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has won a $102 million contract to provide electronics support systems to Australia’s navy as the country aims to increase defenses in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. ANZAC class frigates and Canberra class LHD ships will receive Windows-based graphical displays, designed to recognize radars from other surface vessels... 

Singapore will announce within the next 10 days that itInformation Technology plans to buy its first 12 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 jets out of 75 planes the country plans to purchase. Colin Clark writes Singapore could be choosing the short takeoff and vertical landing variant to operate with the U.S. Marine Corps‘ fleet of F-35Bs and the... 

Abt Associates has acquired health and social sector consulting firm JTA International for an undisclosed amount, aiming to grow Abt’s client base in the international health and development markets. Brisbane, Australia-based JTA will be renamed Abt JTA and operate as a subsidiary, Abt said Wednesday. JTA founder Jane Thomason will continue leading... 

ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has completed its acquisition of Australia-based communications software firm C4i Ltd. for $16.8 million, Exelis said Thursday. Exelis will integrate C4i into its information systems business area and does not expect the transaction to materially affect its 2012 fiscal year results or its results for first quarter 2013. C4i, headquartered... 

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) has agreed to acquire an Australian cybersecurity firm that works with military and intelligence organizations, Northrop announced Thursday. Northrop did not disclose terms of the transaction and said the acquisition is not material to its 2012 financial outlook. Chairman and CEO Wes Bush said in the release that adding... 

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has won a $321,770,026 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide the branch with Spartan planes for a foreign military sale. The Defense Department said Australia will receive 10 C-27J planes and 10 option kits, provided byBudget Year the company’s integrated systems division. Australia will also receive 10 option... 

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The Commonwealth of Australia has selected L-3 Communications’ (NYSE: LLL) C-27J Spartan for its battlefield airlifter program through a foreign military sale valued around $600 million. The New York, Ny.-based firm said Friday in addition to the aircraft accounting for around $300 million of the contract, itInformation Technology will also provide... 

The Australian Defense Department has made a $235 million order for tactical radio systems from Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRSHazard Ranking System), Harris announced Tuesday. The Australian military will receive Harris’ Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) multiband, handheld radios. Harris will also provide Falcon II AN/PRC-150(C) manpack radios. Harris said itInformation...