Marc Joel Atrero

Air Force Staff Target 5044 Air Force Staff Target 5044 was issued in 1979 specifying details for a new Basic Pilot Training Aircraft project. This requirement was to replace the New Zealand manufactured CT-4 Airtrainer as Australia’s basic military trainer, and enter service in 1988. In 1980, the RAAF reported there was no existing trainer

The Ageing Commuter Fleet: A Case for Concern During the recent media feeding frenzy over the Seaview accident and its fallout, newspapers and television headlines announced to the general public that “200 commuter aircraft in Australian airline service are in danger of losing a wing”. The source of the allegation was a private submission by

Industry Reaping Rewards on Nulka and Lads Australian industry is starting to reap rewards from the development of two long standing Defence science inspired inventions which, apart from having applications with the Royal Australian Navy, will bring contracts from overseas. These RAN projects are known as Nulka, the active missile decoy system, and LADS, the

10 Years Ago The RNZAF formed a second strike unit at Ohakea with No 2 Squadron flying eight ex RAN A-4G Skyhawks on December 11. The ex RAN aircraft will undergo modification to achieve commonality with No 75 Squadron’s A-4Ks, also based at Ohakea. The prototype of the improved F-4EJ Phantom, the 132nd licence built

Part II REW Using Phased Rrray Technology Active phased array antenna technology promises significant improvements in AEW&C platform performance. While the technology base has yet to mature, the first designs using this technology are now beginning to appear. Although the application of active arrays to AEW&C systems has been under discussion for many years, only

The early morning Alpine cloud was grey and bumpy as the heavy Boeing 707 struggled for altitude. Laden with fuel and mining equipment, the freighter’s multinational crew was anxious to climb out of the turbulence and into the clear blue sky they could glimpse above 33,000 feet. Suddenly, with a loud double report the aircraft