Category: Defence

Raytheon says it has been given permission by the Pentagon to negotiate with at least two foreign operators for the supply of its Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) AESA radar. The RACR, a scaled down development of the F/A-18E/F’s APG-79 AESA, is being offered as a retrofit to current F-16 and F/A-18 ‘classic’ operators as

Airbus Military handed over the first A400M transport to its flight test organisation on November 12 in preparation for the aircraft’s planned first flight by the end of the year. The aircraft will undergo a series of ground tests including engine run-ups and various other systems and telemetry tests as the flight test team build

Boeing says it has successfully completed testing of the counter-measures dispenser system (CMDS) for the RAAF’s Wedgetail AEW&C project. The tests were conducted in September and October off the coast of Seattle and comprised 19 flights and the dispensing of more than 500 chaff and flare packages from the aircraft. Flight tests were conducted at

South Africa has become the first customer nation to cancel its order for the troubled Airbus Military A400M airlifter. The decision to cancel the order for eight aircraft was taken by the South African government on November 5 due to the more than three year delays with the project and rising costs, and the state