Category: Defence

Boeing has delivered six F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrew and maintenance trainers to the RAAF. The training suite includes two Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) and two Low Cost Trainers (LCT) for aircrew, as well as two Integrated Visual Environment Maintenance Trainers (IVEMT) for maintainers. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

Six RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets have embarked on their first overseas mission today (May 9), practicing basic fighter manoeuvres (BFMs) alongside their Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts as part of Exercise Bersama Shield 2011. Deployed from RAAF Amberley based 1 Squadron, all six Super Hornets arrived at Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base Butterworth on April

Boeing’s Phantom Ray UAS demonstrator made its first flight on April 27, taking off from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California for a 17 minute mission. During its brief flight, which followed a series of high speed taxis tests in March to validate ground guidance, navigation and control, mission

Defence has finally signed a $86.6 million, six year Interim Basic Flying Training (IBFT) contract with BAE Systems to continue to provide basic pilot training at Tamworth  from January next year. “Under the contract, BAE Systems will continue to provide basic flying training at Tamworth using the CT-4B Airtrainer aircraft, upgraded to meet contemporary crashworthiness