Category: Defence

Lovitt wins $1m contract for F/A-18 work
Defence

Victoria-based Lovitt Technologies has won a $1 million contract from Boeing to make wing parts for the global F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet. The contract comes after Lovitt recently won another contract from Boeing to supply machined parts for the V-22 Osprey. The company, which employs about 80 people, specialises in the machining, assembly and testing

US flags sale of Growler kits to RAAF
Defence

The US Congress has been notified of the possible sale of 12 EA-18G Growler conversion kits to Australia for $1.7 billion, another sign that the RAAF will move ahead with plans to convert half of its F/A-18 Super Hornets to the electronic warfare variant. In a statement released today, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency

LM & Bristow take their hat out of the Air 9000 ring
Army Aviation

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 A400M delivery on track for year’s end
Defence

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

KC-30 mods underway
Defence

Airbus Military says it is working to implement key modifications that reduce aircrew workload and improve awareness when operating the boom refueling system for the RAAF’s KC-30/A330 MRTT tankers by the end of the year. The modifications, agreed to with the RAAF for its five KC-30s following the loss of the boom during a test

Oman orders C295s
Defence

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

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