Category: Defence

Chile appears set to order the Embraer KC-390 tanker-transport aircraft for its air force after the Brazilian and Chilean defence ministers signed a Declaration of Intention, which also paves the way for Chilean participation in the design and production of the aircraft. The agreement has laid the platform for negotiations on a sale of six

Airbus Military has announced that the US Coast Guard has ordered three additional CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. Designated as the HC-144A Ocean Sentry in the US, the CN235s are modified to carry search radar, electro-optical and infrared cameras, an Automatic Identification System for data collection from vessels at sea, and a communications suite. The Coast

The Coalition has put back plans to rapidly acquire three Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft should it win office after it failed to include the aircraft in its policy costings, which were released on August 17. In releasing the costings, the aircraft are noted as an expenditure item under the category of national

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mark Binskin has hosted his counterparts from the US, UK and Canada for a series of strategic meetings under the Air Force Four Party dialogue. “[The] RAAF has very well established ties with the US, UK, and Canadian air forces. However, this is a rare opportunity for the four