iscoverThe US DoD has nominated Vice Admiral David Venlet to replace Maj Gen David Heinz as the head of the JSF Program Office (JPO). A former F-14 radar intercept officer (RIO) and pilot, A-4 adversary pilot and test pilot, Venlet is a Distinguished Flying Cross recipient after shooting down a Libyan Su-22 in the 1980s.
Airbus Military has been granted a civil supplemental type certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. This certification covers the comprehensive military specific modifications made to the A330 aircraft, and is the first civil certification ever extended by EASA to a tanker transport aircraft
F-35B development aircraft BF-1 performed the JSF’s first vertical landing on March 18 at NAS Patuxent River near Washington. Pilot Graham Tomlinson (a former RAF Harrier pilot) put the aircraft down on a Pax River ramp smoothly after slowing to a hover, as can be viewed here. The vertical landing came just one day after the aircraft’s
Reports out of JSF partner nation Denmark this week suggest that country may be wavering in its support of the F-35 program and is perhaps leaning towards ordering the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet instead. Danish broadcaster DR has reported that cost increases and program delays meant the Danish Defence Command was longer considering the F-35
A RAAF C-130H Hercules departed RAAF Richmond for Fiji this morning transporting pallets of tarpaulins, water purifying equipment and other supplies to support relief efforts following Cyclone Tomas, which has caused widespread damage across the Fijian islands. “Following a request from the Fiji government, Australian Defence Force’s Air Force is providing strategic airlift support to
A General Electric F414-GE-400 engine for the RAAF’s Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets was tested in a new engine test cell at RAAF Amberley for the first time on March 8. The ‘un-installed engine test cell’ is managed by Tasman Aviation Enterprises. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred
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