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Unmanned aircraft systems company Insitu has notched up one million operational flight hours – 114 years – by its ScanEagle, Blackjack and Integrator platforms. Insitu chief executive Ryan Hartman said the first operational mission, which started the clock, was for the US Marine Corps, and so too was the one millionth flight hour. This content
Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG fighters could be based in New Zealand “long-term” for training, NZ Defence Minister Mark Mitchell has announced. Singapore has asked the New Zealand Government “to consider accommodating F-15SG fighter jet training at Ohakea long-term”, a statement released by Minister Mitchell on Wednesday reads. This content is available exclusively to
Australia’s next eight F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters are in production at prime contractor Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth final assembly plant ahead of delivery to the Commonwealth in 2018. Australia is acquiring 72 F-35As to replace the RAAF’s F/A-18 ‘classic’ Hornets, the first two of which, known as AU-1 and AU-2, were handed over in late
Boeing is developing an upgraded CH-47F Chinook featuring modifications to increase the heavy-lift helicopter’s lifting power. Funded under a recent US$276 million US Army contract, Boeing will build and test three CH-47F Block II Chinooks to validate technology advancements including a more efficient drivetrain and new swept-tip rotor blades – designed to lift an additional 680kg on their own.
Cubic Global Defense has supplied its P5 combat training system (CTS/TCTS) and air combat manoeuvring instrumentation (ACMI) pods for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Hawk 127 lead-in fighter. As part of the Lead-In Fighter Capability Assurance Program (LIFCAP), which recently achieved initial operational capability (IOC), Cubic has supplied more than 60 P5 combat training systems including ACMI pods,
A German Army Aviation Corps Airbus Helicopters UH Tiger crashed while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on July 26, killing both crew on board. The UH Tiger reportedly came down in the West African nation’s desert just after midday local time 70km north-east of Gao International Airport while the helicopter was monitoring ground
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