iscoverTwo ex-US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopters have been handed over to the ADF in Townsville. The two helicopters were approved for purchase last year following the loss of an Army Chinook in Afghanistan in May last year, and will help the Army to manage its training and operational support programs and continue its operations in
Chief of the Australian Defence Force General David Hurley and Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence Air Marshal Eris Herryanto have signed a memorandum of understanding for the transfer of four former RAAF C-130H Hercules transports to Indonesia’s air force. The signing took place at RAAF Base Darwin and was witnessed by Defence
Nominations have opened for the inaugural national Aerospace Innovation Awards, which will be presented at next year’s Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport. Six awards will be presented in the following categories: Defence Industry National Innovation Award, Civil Industry National Innovation Award, Defence Industry SME Innovation Grant, Civil Industry SME Innovation Grant, Scholarship for Defence
Boeing has completed wind tunnel tests on the F-15 Silent Eagle’s conformal weapons bay (CWB) at is facility in St Louis. The wind tunnel tests used a scale model of the Silent Eagle to determine the effect of various air speeds and flight angles. More detailed tests later this year will focus on the aerodynamic
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated how the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s sensors are able to detect and track multiple rocket launches using its AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The demonstration was carried out with the DAS and APG-81 fitted to a BAC 1-11 flying testbed, and
Research that could fast track the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civil airspace could lead to a greater use of the technology in disaster situations, according to the backers of Project ResQu. The $7 million project is aimed at fast-tracking research into fitting UAVs with smart technology to sense and avoid other aircraft
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