Face of Nation : Federal Defence Minister Melissa Price hopes to secure more Australian jobs in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Ms Price will visit the United States, where she will spruik Australia’s defence industry and what it has to offer to production programs, such as the F-35 and Triton aircraft.
The trip follows Turkish suppliers pulling out of the production program. Ms Price believes Australia can pick up the slack with the help of 11 companies.
Ms Price will meet with Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Ellen Lord as well as representatives from aerospace companies Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
“My visit supports and contributes to the next 100 years of co-operation between Australia and the US, in which our defence industrial relationship will continue to play a crucial role,” she said.
