Category: Defence

BAE Systems celebrated a decade of production and support of the RAAF’s Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter, with the first Australian assembled aircraft, A27-10, rolling out of BAE’s hangar at Williamtown for its maiden test flight on May 12 2000. “This is a proud day for our company and our employees,” said Gerry Mann, general manager

RAAF F-111s will take part in Exercise Chong Ju at Puckapunyal this week, marking the last time the aircraft takes part in the exercise ahead of its retirement at the end of the year. Two 6SQN F-111s will operate from RAAF Base Amberley to provide close air support during the exercise, and will conduct their

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of the possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of two AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 battlefield UASs and associated equipment to Australia, but the Department of Defence says no firm acquisition decision for the type, being considered under JP 129 Phase 2, has been made. “The Government of

Airbus Military officials have briefed media on the progress of the A400M’s flight test campaign during the company’s annual Innovation Days briefings being held this year at its Broughton wing manufacturing facility in North Wales. Senior vice president flight and integration tests, Fernando Alonso, said the program’s two current flight test aircraft, MSN1 and MSN2, had