Category: Defence

South Korea is looking at upgrading many of its KF-16C/D fighters with Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars as it seeks to maintain a qualitative edge on the Korean Peninsula, Aviation Week & Space Technology reports. Both Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have ‘drop in’ AESA offerings in the form of Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR)

US President Barack Obama has said he will sign the US Defense Authorization Bill for FY2010, a bill which includes US$680m (A$760m) funding for the JSF’s alternative Rolls-Royce/GE F136 engine. The funding had been in jeopardy after various interest groups had called for the second engine to be dropped, while President Obama and Defense Secretary

The Australian Army’s Darwin based 1st Aviation Regiment has relinquished the last of its Kiowa reconnaissance helicopters in favour of its new Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH). “It changes the unit from a battlefield support role to a true combat role,” Regiment executive officer Major Brett Whitcombe told local media. This content is available exclusively

The second Airbus Military KC-30 (A330 MRTT) for the RAAF departed Australia for Spain on October 28 to join the first KC-30 for a final series of proving flights. The KC-30 (dubbed MRTT 002), the first of four to be converted to tanker standard from green A330 airframes at Brisbane by Qantas Defence Services, undertook