Category: Defence

Defence

BAE Systems and L-3 MAS Canada have won a 10-month extension on their ADF contract for maintenance of the F/A-18 Classic Hornet. The contract, which was due to expire in December 2012 and will now run through October 2013, includes structural refurbishment modifications and deep maintenance for an additional 14 F/A-18. The extension is worth

Defence

Airbus Military has delivered its 13th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft to the US Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is using the Ocean Sentry to replace its aging fleet of HU-25 Guardian jets and some older HC-130H aircraft. The Ocean Sentry is based on Airbus’s CN235 tactical airlifter, more than 250 of which are

Army Aviation

Boeing Defence Australia and Thales will offer the Eurocopter EC135 as a training platform to the ADF for the Air 9000 Phase 7 – Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project. The Boeing/Thales offering will compete with several other platforms, including a variant of the AgustaWestland AW109, offered by BAE, CAE and AgustaWestland, and the Bell

Army Aviation

The Army has dispatched two Black Hawk helicopters to assist with flood relief operations in northern New South Wales. The aircraft, normally based at the Australian Army Aviation Training Center in Oakey, Queensland, departed Wednesday and will operate out of Lismore. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Army Aviation

A precautionary suspension placed on the Australian Army’s fleet of Black Hawk helicopters has been lifted, with the 34 machines returning to full flying operations. The fleet was grounded on January 19 following the identification of a number of fractured bolts during a routine maintenance check. An engineering investigation indicated that the defective bolts were

Defence

US Secretary for Defense Leon Panetta has announced the lifting of the F-35B STOVL variant’s probation, citing “tremendous amounts of testing” and “real progress towards fixing some of the known problems” with the aircraft. Speaking at Naval Air Station Patuxent (Pax) River, Panetta said the F-35B was now “demonstrating the kind of performance and maturity

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