Category: Defence

The US Air Force has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk, following successful deployments over Japan and Libya earlier this year. “The basic requirement for Block 30 IOC is to support one continuous Block 30 24-hour orbit for 30 days,” said Gen William Fraser, Air Combat Command

The Department of Defence has announced the launch of a New Air Combat Capability Industry Support Program (ISP), providing $8.2 million worth of government grants to Australian industry and research organisations involved in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The ISP, which is headed by the DMO’s program manager New Air Combat Capability, AVM Kym

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Executive Vice President and F-35 program head, Tom Burbage, was in Canberra on August 9 to brief media on the latest developments with the JSF program. During the briefing, Burbage explained that the 20-strong JSF fleet’s recent grounding was a precautionary measure following the failure of an Integrated Power Pack (IPP) – a

A former Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) F-111 has begun its final journey to RAAF Base Edinburgh, leaving RAAF Base Amberley via low loader truck. F-111C A8-132 was used extensively by the RAAF Edinburgh based ARDU for weapons testing for the type between 1979 and 1988, with over 30 major trials conducted. Following completion