iscoverA report to Congress from the Pentagon justifying the continuance of the troubled F-35 JSF program has revealed the potential for further cost increases. The report, prepared by acquisition head Ashton Carter in response to a Nunn-McCurdy costs breach which required the program to be substantially restructured and forward cost and schedule estimates to be
India’s proposed purchase of 10 Boeing C-17s has been approved by the US Congress, clearing the way for final negotiations to take place. The sale, first revealed in an April Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSAC) notification to Congress, is valued at about US$5.8bn (A$6.9bn) including FMS fees, spares, training and infrastructure. This content is available
Airbus Military has handed over the first of five C295 tactical transports to the Mexican air force, joining two C295s already operated by the Mexican navy. Meanwhile, an order for one additional C295 for the Finnish air force, to join two already in service, takes C295 sales to 82 aircraft ordered by 13 different operators.
The RAAF has agreed to review its future training requirements at the Evans Head weapons range on the northern NSW coast following protests from local residents and fishermen. The review order by Chief of Air Force AIRMSHL Mark Binskin comes after local media reported increased restrictions in the airspace and waters surrounding the range would
Boeing successfully conducted the first flight of the ScanEagle Compressed Carriage (SECC) UAV at its Insitu test facility in Oregon on May 12. The SECC is designed to be an air or surface vehicle launched derivative of the successful ScanEagle family of small UAVs, and is recovered using the same Skyhook system as ScanEagle. This
Kuwait has placed an order for three Lockheed Martin KC-130J Hercules tanker transports via a US government FMS sale. The KC-130Js will be used to support Kuwaiti Air Force F-18 Hornets and to add to the airlift capability provided by Kuwait’s current fleet of three L-100s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
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