Stephen Kuper

The defence prime added the fighter jet can now operate with sustainable fuels blended up to 50 per cent with conventional fuels, depending on the raw materials and production pathways used.

The company, an offshoot from the Swedish aerospace giant, said ‘TactiCall’ integrates multiple comms technologies into a single intuitive interface and includes radio infrastructure and avionics equipment.

Babcock Australasia recently delivered a Bell 412 helicopter to the SA Ambulance Service as part of its ongoing partnership with the State Rescue Helicopter Service.

Chauncey McIntosh replaces Bridget Lauderdale, who will be retiring at the end of the year following a 38-year career with the company. The RAAF has a planned final fleet of 72 F-35s – which are still arriving – but has ruled out adding more aircraft.

The system is tailored to RAAF Base Darwin’s specific security requirements and Darwin’s unique environment and will leverage a family of systems approach, deploying a range of active and passive sensors, and kinetic and non-kinetic effectors.

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