Category: Defence

The South Korean government has all but selected the F-35 as its “high capability stealth fighter”, of which it is expected to buy up to 60, with an initial tranche of 40 in the conventional takeoff and landing configuration for delivery between 2018 and 2024. Although not having yet confirmed the acquisition of the F-35

The RAAF has commissioned a C-17 cargo compartment trainer – or CCT – a training device that replicates the cargo hold of its C-17 airlifters, at the aircraft’s Amberley home base. The trainer features a 6.82m long by 5.49m wide cargo bay, a functioning loading ramp, loadmaster’s station and other cargo systems as found on

The ADF’s Heron remotely piloted aircraft has achieved 20,000 flying hours during operations in Afghanistan. The Heron Detachment, based at Kandahar Air Field, is made up of personnel from the three Services and is supported by contractors and locally-engaged employees. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

Airbus Military and fellow EADS subsidiary  Cassidian have conducted a large-scale demonstration of technologies to address the growing crisis of economic migration and smuggling on Europe’s maritime borders. Flying over the Mediterranean Sea, an Airbus Military CN235 of Spain’s Guardia Civil – equipped with a Fully Integrated Tactical System (FITS – detected and tracked suspicious