Category: Defence

Lockheed Martin has confirmed it is not bidding for the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project. The company’s Global Training and Logistics business had announced its teaming with Western Australia-based Bristow Helicopters Australia at the 2011 Avalon International Airshow, although by the closing of tenders last month, the

First delivery of the A400M airlifter is on track for the end of the year, even though two new problems have been discovered in the aircraft’s troublesome engine gearbox, Airbus Military says. The more serious of the new problems was a failure of a propeller gearbox on an A400M returning to Europe after its recent

The RAAF might have given them a pass, but the Royal Air Force of Oman has ordered eight C295s from Airbus Military. Five of the aircraft will be configured as tactical transports while the remaining three will serve as maritime patrol aircraft, Airbus said. Deliveries are slated to begin next year. This content is available

The Army has grounded its fleet of Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters after a pilot detected fumes in the cockpit of one of the machines. Defence gave few details of the issue in a brief statement, saying only that all training flights had been suspended. The Army operates a fleet of 22 Tigers, three of which