Category: Defence

Five of the Navy’s retired Sea King helicopters, withdrawn from service in December 2011, have been sold to Aerospace Logistics (ASL), which plans to part them out to sustain operations of the type elsewhere in the world. Announcing the sale, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said the ASL bid offered the highest return to the

A second F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has achieved 500 hours of flight testing.  AF-1  – the first conventional takeoff and landing test aircraft – reached in the milestone in 272 flights. Lockheed Martin reports to date that the F-35A has completed 43 per cent of its overall test program. This content is available exclusively to Australian

The USAF has confirmed the F-22 Raptor will conduct its first ever aerial display at the Australian International Airshow in February-March. The F-22 will be flown by F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team Chief Major Henry ‘Schadow’ Schantz from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue

Two F-35C test aircraft have performed dual refuelling with a KC-130 for the first time.   Test aircraft CF-1 and CF-2 completed the exercise as part of a 1,000-hour flight test program scheduled for 2013.  Later this year Eglin Air Force Base will receive its first F-35C aircraft, joining the F-35 pilot and maintainer training program there.