Marc Joel Atrero

Enabled by stunning advances in sensors and information processing capabilities, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance – ISR – is invariably described as central to Australia’s current and future military capabilities. The hyperbole is based on technological advances, but intellectual developments in Australian ISR have not kept pace. Traditional perceptions of the roles and boundaries of intelligence

Ongoing support of Australia’s overseas military commitments, regular long haul deployments and seemingly endless natural and civil disasters highlight the need for more RAAF C-17s. Long term wartime and operational needs can prove hard to forecast, whereas major disasters can strike fast and unexpectedly – and both need specialist logistic capability. This content is available

Emqhr Wins Rescue Award The Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue (EMQHR) service has received a major international award – Rescue of the Year – in recognition of its herculean relief efforts during January’s Queensland floods. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

Qantas A380 Fleet Update Since Our Last Update Qantas Has Taken Delivery of Three New A380s and Returned to Service Another Three After It Had Grounded the Type in Early November Following the Qf32 Incident. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this

10 Years Ago The ninth Nimitz Class aircraft carrier, the USS *Ronald Reagan** (CVN 76), was christened by the former president’s wife, Nancy Reagan, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia on March 4. Failing health prevented the attendance of the former US president. It was the first carrier to be named

Piston Fighter and Jets Sold Overseas Siai Marchetti S-211 Jet Trainer, Vh-bzv, Serial 010/02-007, Was Struck Off the Register on 18 January as Having Been Sold in the Usa. S-211 Vh-bqy is Also Reported as Going to the Usa. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading