Marc Joel Atrero

The options that weren’t for the RAAF fighter fleet It is now history that, as a result of delays to the RAAF’s AIR 6000 New Air Combat Capability (NACC) project brought on by development issues with the Joint Strike Fighter, Australia was forced to acquire 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets in order to maintain capability

‘Piloting’ unmanned aerial vehicles The most intriguing personnel management issue faced by advanced defence forces in recent years has been the ‘piloting’ of unmanned aerial vehicles. Among other things, it seems to have challenged the self-image of air forces’ ruling class. An insight into the not-inconsiderable politics of the matter can be found in the

An airline pilot flies the Hornet sim RAAF Base Williamtown is the spiritual home of Australia’s jet fighter force. At the front gate a large billboard welcomes you to the ‘Hornet’s Nest’ as a less than subtle reminder of the squadrons of FA-18 ‘Hornets’ at the ready on the apron beyond the security gates and

White Paper confirms new-build EA-18Gs, F-35 commitment Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith announced on May 3 that Australia will buy 12 new-build Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft via a US Government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) arrangement. The announcement was made as part of the public unveiling of the 2013

Power from the QF/EK alliance for airfreight Equal to the partnership between Qantas and Emirates that is set to unleash a myriad of benefits for passengers, airfreight is the next frontier being explored by the two airlines. The synergies between the two airlines across their combined networks stand to create ….. tonnes of available capacity

Facts and fictions of aviation in the media Here we go again. If it wasn’t so frequent, it may only justify an eye-roll or the shake of the head. The ‘Lion Air’ jet had hardly come to a stop in the waters off Bali when the misinformation began. The truth lay somewhere between an Airbus