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Airbus is using the power of virtual reality and augmented reality to support its design and maintenance work as well as help potential customers visualise a helicopter configured to their individual requirements.
The latest podcast from Australian Aviation discusses the CH-47 Chinook with Greg Maiden and Aaron Jones from Boeing Defence Australia.
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is receiving two ex-Australian Army Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters to support its emergency services work. The role of the two helicopters would be to fly emergency service personnel to bushfires, floods and other disasters across the state, Federal Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Angus Taylor, NSW Treasurer
The Department of Defence is inviting industry to submit innovative proposals to reduce the visual and acoustic signatures of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). “Defence is looking for outcomes to reduce both the visual and acoustic detection of UAS from ground-based observation without disrupting the operation of the aircraft,” Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said in
The Australian Army has begun rolling out the PD-100 Black Hornet Nano unmanned aerial system to its units following a successful trial program. “UAS are a game-changer for the Army, providing enhanced situational awareness for better mission execution for Australian soldiers,” said BRIG Susan Coyle, Commander 6th Brigade and the Army’s only UAS unit, the
The Australian Army and the Defence Innovation Hub have awarded three innovation contracts to Australian industry and research organisations to develop a next generation Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) for consideration for Army’s Project LAND 129 Phase 4B. The three contracts totalling $783,000 were selected as part of the new Special Notice platform trialled by
