Category: Defence

Embraer has delivered the first four of 16 A-29 Super Tucano light attack and training fighters to the Indonesian Air Force. The aircraft, formally handed over during a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in Sao Pãulo, are part of an initial order of eight A-29s placed in 2010. A further eight fighters were later added to

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has installed a Helicrew simulator at the Oakey Army Aviation Training Centre. The Helicrew allows BDA Qualified Flying Instructors to further hone and test their training procedures through a variety of simulated situations. Helicrew is designed to replicate the Bell 206B-1 Kiowa, which the Australian Army uses as an initial training

Phantom Media, publisher of Australian Defence Business Review (ADBR), DIAR.com and Australian Aviation, is seeking an entry level full-time journalist/defence writer and researcher to join its Canberra office to research and write news and feature articles on defence and defence business issues, mainly for ADBR and DIAR.com but also for Australian Aviation. The successful applicant may have appropriate experience as a journalist, have served within

Four Indonesian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 ‘Flanker’ fighters touched down in Darwin yesterday as the top line Russian-built jets made their first visit to Australia. The arrival of the jets, ahead of the bi-annual ‘Pitch Black’ air combat exercise, marks the first time RAAF personnel will have come in close contact with the advanced Russian-made