Marc Joel Atrero

NZ Defence Review of Crucial Importance to Region Across the Tasman, a major review of New Zealand’s defence force is well under way. Army, navy and air force are all within the gamut of this wide ranging analysis. Recommendations relating to the rationalisation of assets, as well as the future of the Skyhawk force have

Budget Attacks Rnzaf All flying training at the Wigram RNZAF base, Christchurch, is to be moved to another base or even to Australia. This is just one of the shock announcements in results of the 30 July Budget. Wigram air base is to be reduced to a ground training base only. Many Wigram-based personnel will

Many Causes, One Result The charred strip of land extends for 30 metres yet the aeroplane is remarkably intact. A wing has broken away from the fuselage and a two ton engine is buried at the base of a mound of bush rock. Fire retardant foam is slowly seeping into the ground. ‘Slow speed impact’,

Nsw Police Air Wing Hoping for Expansion Despite Fiscal Restraints As Sydney’s urban sprawl continues to expand year by year, so does its requirement for specialised police services. Like any large city, Sydney has all of the inherent problems ranging from felonies to misdemeanours, and lost persons to stolen cars. The NSW Police Air Wing

Raaf Ready Reserve to Be Mainly Air Field Defence Personnel The major commitment by the Royal Australian Air Force to the newly accepted principle of having a Ready Reserve will lie mainly in an Air Force Regiment tasked with air field defence inside the perimeter of bases. Over five years this unit will build up,

Amann Commander Fleet Update In 1987 Amann Aviation imported nine Turbo Commanders to service their recently awarded Coastwatch contract. Though the contract was later withdrawn from Amann, the Commanders remained in Australia and continue to make news as follows. Link Airways based at Wagga Wagga are a new regional operator who commenced services in early