01 Feb 2012

While many of the HATS contenders broke cover at the Avalon Air show last year in the expectation of an imminent RFT, KBR, Elbit Systems and Qantas Defence Services (QDS) spoke to ADM in late December 2011 about the details of their partnership. Premium

01 Feb 2012

With a draft Request for Tender submitted to industry last September and the final RFT was released as ADM went to press, the ADF’s Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) requirement is finally making significant progress. Premium

01 Feb 2012

Underway and anticipated enhancements to the Jindalee Over The Horizon Radar Network (JORN), one of Defence’s quiet achievers, will improve performance while new multi-year contracts negotiated with Lockheed Martin Australia and BAE Systems Australia as part of the Strategic Reform Program (SRP) are set to cut system operating costs by $100 million over the next decade. Premium

01 Feb 2012

For 60 years, air power has been the West’s single greatest military comparative advantage. While other forms of military force have struggled to achieve satisfactory outcomes in a complex world, the West’s air forces, when employed with political commonsense, have invariably succeeded.

01 Feb 2012

Transport Canada has approved a 500-pound weight increase of the Bell 429, increasing its maximum gross weight to 7,500 lbs. Premium

01 Dec 2011

2011 was a pivotal year for the RAAF which is deep into a renewal and re-equipment program that will see it transformed by the end of this decade. New capabilities are maturing, with others yet to enter service. Premium

01 Dec 2011

The last of the RAAF’s 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets arrived at RAAF Base Amberley in October, ahead of schedule. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Minister for Defence, Stephen Smith, and Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason Clare, have announced the next step in the program to replace the DHC4 Caribou transport aircraft under Project Air 8000 Ph.2. Premium

01 Dec 2011

Australia’s MRH90 helicopter program has received a boost with an agreement between the Commonwealth and manufacturer, Australian Aerospace, on a collaborative approach to continue delivery of the helicopter. Premium

24 Nov 2011

Raytheon has completed testing and development of a new wireless method of integrating its combat-proven Enhanced Paveway precision-guided bomb on aircraft. Premium