Category: Defence

The Australian Defence Force is closely watching a US investigation into the fiery Easter Sunday crash of an F/A-18D ‘classic’ Hornet into a Virginia Beach apartment building. The US Navy has blamed the crash on a “catastrophic” system failure but is in the early stages of its investigation. Both pilots were able to eject safely

BAE Systems says it has successfully phased in a new Interim Basic Flying Training course under an $86.6 million contract with the Australian Defence Force. The first pilot training course under the new contract began in Tamworth in January with students expected to graduate by mid-year. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter destined for the Netherlands. The jet, a conventional takeoff and landing F-35A known as AN-1, will be assigned to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida later this summer, Lockheed said. The Netherlands will use the jet for training and operational tests. This content is

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 4500th F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Block 52 aircraft destined for Morocco. In production since 1975, the F-16 has been selected as a front-line fighter by 26 countries. Lockheed currently has 70 unfilled F-16 orders that will keep its Fort Worth, Texas production line open until at least 2016. That includes