Category: Defence

Dan Crowley, the former executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 JSF program and since May of this year, COO of its Aeronautics business, has announced an immediate departure from the company for a position at rival Raytheon. A Lockheed statement to US media said Crowley “has informed us of his decision

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has ordered three Airbus Military C295 light tactical transports. The order takes C295 orders to 85 aircraft from 13 operators in 11 countries. The Egyptian aircraft will be delivered from 2011. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of

Reports from the US on November 1 indicate the F-35 JSF program is headed for a further schedule and development cost blowout in the wake of a ground up review by new program head, Rear Admiral David Venlet. The reports, first broken by Bloomberg, indicate a further schedule slip of one to two years for

The US Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior fleet will be substantially upgraded in the wake of two unsuccessful attempts to replace it, and will be redesignated as the OH-58F. At least 158 OH-58Ds will go through the Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program (CASUP) which will see them fitted with a new nose mounted sensor, improved control