Category: Defence

Defence has announced the signing of a $73.9 million Increment 3 Project Arrangement with the US Navy for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The signing formalises Australia’s continuing participation in the development of the Boeing 737 based P-8A, which is set to partially replace the RAAF’s fleet of 19 AP-3C Orions under Project Air

Three Boeing EA-18G Growlers belonging to the US Navy touched down at RAAF Amberly this week for a three week joint exercise focusing on airborne electronic attack integration. RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets are taking part in the exercises alongside the Growlers, an electronic warfare variant of the Super Hornet. Australia announced plans in August to

The US is poised to sell eight AH-64D Apache attack helicopters to Indonesia as it moves to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia. The potential sale was announced by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after talks with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. Terms of the sale, which would be conducted through the US Foreign Military

Defence has announced the preferred recipients of six ex-Army Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopters that had been offered to historical organisations interested in displaying the Vietnam-era icons. The recipients are: This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email