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The RAAF’s ambitious plans for an integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) system The Australian Defence Force is embarking on its most complex ever command and control project, designed to achieve what no other nation has yet fully achieved, an integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) system. Under AIR 6500, the ADF plans to link

RMIT inspired by Fly Your Ideas Melbourne’s RMIT University has made another strong showing in this year’s Airbus’s Fly Your Ideas student competition with a runner-up place for three students who proposed setting up a United Nations-backed fleet of A400M heavy lift transports ready to fight bushfires around the world at a moment’s notice. However,

When weather strikes The first fogs of 2017 are beginning to creep across the thresholds of Australia’s capital city airports. The moist, stagnant air masses come not long after the east coast of Australia has been through a torrid few rounds with Mother Nature. Incessant rain, strong winds, low cloud and a dose of Cyclone

Lavatories feel the squeeze as airlines plump for density Airline lavatories aren’t glamorous. Very few passengers give them much thought until something goes wrong — either there aren’t enough, or one gets blocked, or the entire lavatory system goes down and an aircraft has to divert. Advances in lavatory technology mean fewer lavs going awry

C919 first flight shows how far China’s aviation industry has come, and has yet to go I hate to take the gloss off an important achievement but let’s not get too excited about the long-awaited maiden flight of China’s first commercial jet, set to enter the same market segment as Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320.

Convention shows yet again how problem solving is the heart of innovation At AAAA’s recent Annual National Convention in Adelaide, a range of good news stories came together to underscore the importance of getting on with the job, regardless of the challenges you might meet along the way. A lifetime of contributing was recognised by