Marc Joel Atrero

Battlefield Helicopters An Army Aviator’s View For centuries, military commanders dreamed of being able to see what was going on beyond the next ridge line, to be able to bring accurate fire to bear on their enemies’ depth positions and infrastructure and to be able to move quickly on the battlefield regardless of the terrain.

Farnborough 1986, the aerospace exposition of the year, will go down in history as being a truly European event. Notably absent were the Americans who for reasons of no political significance simply did not bring their new or present-generation aircraft to the show. In many ways the show this year was seen as highlighting the

First Ansett Worldwide Jets To America West Airlines: Ansett’s international leasing division, Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, is leasing its first 737-300s to America West Airlines of Phoenix, Arizona. The rapidly expanding US region has also contracted for the 12 Ansett Airlines 737-200s which are presently in the process of being withdrawn from local services as

Aviation Budget Puts Cost Recovery on Afterburner: The DotA Aviation budget for 1986/87 has met or excee- ded the Federal government’s previously sta ted aim of achieving full cost recovery. Though the Bosch Report stated that this should be introduced over ten years, in harmony with significant savings in DotA operations, the Department has gone

Raaf Black Hawks to Base at Townsville: The RAAF is planning to base its first Black Hawk unit, No. 9 Squadron, at Townsville. Since 1971, when the squadron was redeployed from Vietnam, the unit has been based at Amberley, west of Brisbane The move will take place during 1989 and additional support facilities will be

New Offset Contracts a Boost to Local Industry: Major contracts from both Airbus Industrie and General Electric during late September and early October will provide a considerable long-term boost to the local aerospace industry. Airbus signed contracts worth $10m with both Hawker de Havilland and British Aerospace Australia for work associated with the new A320