iscoverThe fleet of seven F-35 JSF test aircraft has been cleared to return to flight following a week long grounding because of a fuel pump sequencing software issue. The lifting of the suspension comes after a software patch was developed and uploaded to the jets, five of which are at Pax River in Maryland and
Airbus Military’s A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) received Spanish military certification from the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Aerospacial (INTA) on October 5, clearing the way for delivery of the first MRTT, to be designated KC-30A in RAAF service, later this year. The certification covers the military specific design and extensive modifications to the A330
The RAAF’s Air Lift Group (ALG) has restructured some of its elements in an effort to streamline management and basing within the FEG. Effective October 1, the Richmond based 37SQN and its roughly 20-strong C-130H/J fleet, previously under 86WG, now comes under the command of 84WG. With the C-130 training squadron, 285SQN, already under 84WG
The first of six C-130J Hercules for India made its first flight at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Georgia, facility on October 3. The aircraft will complete company and customer test and acceptance flights before being delivered in December. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest
The Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the purchase of four more Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft to add to the eight it already has on order. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a
The fleet of F-35 JSF test aircraft has been grounded for several days following the discovery of a software glitch which could cause a fuel boost pump to shut down in flight. Pentagon spokesman Cheryl Irwin said the software glitch, “could have possibly triggered a shutdown on the three boost pumps, which could potentially cause
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