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A draft report from the Pentagon’s Director of Operational test & Evaluation (DOT&E), Dr Michael Gilmore has warned that continuing software and hardware development issues on the F-35 JSF program could delay the US Marine Corps’ efforts to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) in 2015. The 25-page draft report is a detailed critique of the

The RAAF handed command of 35SQN temporarily over to the C-27J Transition Team on January 21 as the first of 10 RAAF aircraft prepares to fly to the US for its systems fit out. Led by GPCAPT Steve Young, the TT was formed out of the Battlefield Airlifter Transition Office, and will be responsible for

One of Airbus’s A350 prototypes will make its debut in the Asia-Pacific region at February’s Singapore Air Show. The aircraft, A350-900 MSN003 will be on static display and will also participate in the flying display on the first two days of the show, Tuesday February 11 and Wednesday February 12, giving local industry observers their

Franco-Italian regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has again set new delivery and order records in 2013. The company delivered 74 new ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprops in 2013, 10 more than its previous mark set in 2012, and took 89 firm order and 106 options for its aircraft, an increase of 20 percent over the previous

Adelaide Airport has announced solid increases in domestic and passenger numbers for 2013 over the previous year. Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL) has reported domestic passengers rose 3.9 per cent  to 3,174,000 for the year to December 31, up from 3,056,000 in 2012, while international traffic jumped a whopping 23.7 per cent from 351,000 to 434,000

The office of the US Dept of Defense’s office of test and evaluation has found the Boeing P-8A Poseidon isn’t yet mission effective and has some key “deficiencies” in its systems. The section on the P-8 in the office of T&E head, Dr Michael Gilmore’s annual report into major programs was based on operational testing