Nigel Pittaway

Nigel Pittaway is the Australia correspondent for Defense News.


  • First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia
    First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia

    RAAF Base Richmond, Australia — The first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force was handed over in a ceremony Tuesday at Richmond, west of Sydney

  • More Cost Growth, Delays for Australia’s AWD
    More Cost Growth, Delays for Australia’s AWD

    The Australian government began a limited tender process last week to continue the remediation of its troubled Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project, either by inserting a managing contractor into the lead shipbuilder or by entering into a partnership with an overseas shipbuilder

  • Australia To Reform Defense Acquisition
    Australia To Reform Defense Acquisition

    The long-awaited Australian Defence White Paper is due to be released midyear, probably in July, fulfilling a promise made when the Liberal government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott took office in late 2009

  • Boeing: Five C-17As Still for Sale
    Boeing: Five C-17As Still for Sale

    Boeing said it still had five C-17A Globemaster transports for sale following confirmation that the Royal Australian Air Force would take another two.

  • Malaysian Company Proposes MiG-29 Upgrade
    Malaysian Company Proposes MiG-29 Upgrade

    Despite no apparent movement on Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) program, this month’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) show revealed a new player in the mix.

  • Malaysia Focuses on Terror Threats at LIMA
    Malaysia Focuses on Terror Threats at LIMA

    Speaking on the eve of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) show, Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein had bad news for the world’s fighter manufacturers who are lining up to sell their product to replace the country’s MiG-29Ns.

  • Avalon: No Trainer News, But Plenty of Action
    Avalon: No Trainer News, But Plenty of Action

    The 2015 Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airport closed without an announcement of major defense contracts, but the four-day airshow saw plenty of other action.

  • P-8 News: Indian Options, Australian Production
    P-8 News: Indian Options, Australian Production

    Boeing talks with India about ordering 4 more P-8s, and begins long-lead work for Australia.

  • IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV
    IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV

    Israeli firm seeks place in Australia’s anticipated UAV procurement.

  • Norway, Australia To Join on Naval Missile
    Norway, Australia To Join on Naval Missile

    Melbourne will back Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Aerospace in developing the Joint Strike Missile.

  • First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia
    First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia

    RAAF Base Richmond, Australia — The first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force was handed over in a ceremony Tuesday at Richmond, west of Sydney

  • More Cost Growth, Delays for Australia’s AWD
    More Cost Growth, Delays for Australia’s AWD

    The Australian government began a limited tender process last week to continue the remediation of its troubled Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project, either by inserting a managing contractor into the lead shipbuilder or by entering into a partnership with an overseas shipbuilder

  • Australia To Reform Defense Acquisition
    Australia To Reform Defense Acquisition

    The long-awaited Australian Defence White Paper is due to be released midyear, probably in July, fulfilling a promise made when the Liberal government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott took office in late 2009

  • Boeing: Five C-17As Still for Sale
    Boeing: Five C-17As Still for Sale

    Boeing said it still had five C-17A Globemaster transports for sale following confirmation that the Royal Australian Air Force would take another two.

  • Malaysian Company Proposes MiG-29 Upgrade
    Malaysian Company Proposes MiG-29 Upgrade

    Despite no apparent movement on Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) program, this month’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) show revealed a new player in the mix.

  • Malaysia Focuses on Terror Threats at LIMA
    Malaysia Focuses on Terror Threats at LIMA

    Speaking on the eve of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) show, Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein had bad news for the world’s fighter manufacturers who are lining up to sell their product to replace the country’s MiG-29Ns.

  • Avalon: No Trainer News, But Plenty of Action
    Avalon: No Trainer News, But Plenty of Action

    The 2015 Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airport closed without an announcement of major defense contracts, but the four-day airshow saw plenty of other action.

  • P-8 News: Indian Options, Australian Production
    P-8 News: Indian Options, Australian Production

    Boeing talks with India about ordering 4 more P-8s, and begins long-lead work for Australia.

  • IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV
    IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV

    Israeli firm seeks place in Australia’s anticipated UAV procurement.

  • Norway, Australia To Join on Naval Missile
    Norway, Australia To Join on Naval Missile

    Melbourne will back Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Aerospace in developing the Joint Strike Missile.

  • First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia
    First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia

    RAAF Base Richmond, Australia — The first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force was handed over in a ceremony Tuesday at Richmond, west of Sydney

  • More Cost Growth, Delays for Australia’s AWD
    More Cost Growth, Delays for Australia’s AWD

    The Australian government began a limited tender process last week to continue the remediation of its troubled Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) project, either by inserting a managing contractor into the lead shipbuilder or by entering into a partnership with an overseas shipbuilder

  • Australia To Reform Defense Acquisition
    Australia To Reform Defense Acquisition

    The long-awaited Australian Defence White Paper is due to be released midyear, probably in July, fulfilling a promise made when the Liberal government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott took office in late 2009

  • Boeing: Five C-17As Still for Sale
    Boeing: Five C-17As Still for Sale

    Boeing said it still had five C-17A Globemaster transports for sale following confirmation that the Royal Australian Air Force would take another two.

  • Malaysian Company Proposes MiG-29 Upgrade
    Malaysian Company Proposes MiG-29 Upgrade

    Despite no apparent movement on Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) program, this month’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) show revealed a new player in the mix.

  • Malaysia Focuses on Terror Threats at LIMA
    Malaysia Focuses on Terror Threats at LIMA

    Speaking on the eve of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) show, Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein had bad news for the world’s fighter manufacturers who are lining up to sell their product to replace the country’s MiG-29Ns.

  • Avalon: No Trainer News, But Plenty of Action
    Avalon: No Trainer News, But Plenty of Action

    The 2015 Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airport closed without an announcement of major defense contracts, but the four-day airshow saw plenty of other action.

  • P-8 News: Indian Options, Australian Production
    P-8 News: Indian Options, Australian Production

    Boeing talks with India about ordering 4 more P-8s, and begins long-lead work for Australia.

  • IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV
    IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV

    Israeli firm seeks place in Australia’s anticipated UAV procurement.

  • Norway, Australia To Join on Naval Missile
    Norway, Australia To Join on Naval Missile

    Melbourne will back Norway’s Kongsberg Defence Aerospace in developing the Joint Strike Missile.