Category: Defence

RAAF responds to regional disasters
Defence

The ADF has mobilised a number of aircraft to support earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Samoa and Indonesia. On October 1, a C-17 departed RAAF Richmond for Samoa carrying ADF aero-medical evacuation teams, rescue equipment and emergency supplies, followed later that day by a C-130 flight. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation

Boeing awarded for F-111 work
Defence

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has won an engineering excellence award in the resource development category from the Queensland Division of Engineers Australia for its work in supporting the RAAF’s fleet of F-111 strike aircraft. The award recognises Boeing’s best practices in supporting the aircraft since the 1990s, particularly through the Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) and

RAAF takes first JSOW
Defence

The RAAF has taken delivery of its first Raytheon AGM-154C Joint StandOff Weapon (JSOW C) for its F/A-18F Super Hornet fleet which starts to enter service next year. The JSOW C is a precision guided land attack glide weapon with a range of more than 130km. Its seeker is a terminal infrared seeker slaved to

ARH Tiger passes T&E milestone
Defence

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced on October 1 that the Army’s fleet of Tiger ARH helicopters has passed the key Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Readiness milestone. “This is a critical milestone in the development of this important capability which will provide Army and the Australian Defence Force with one

Caribou grounded after Townsville mishap
Defence

The RAAF has temporarily grounded its Caribou tactical transport fleet after one aircraft experienced an unspecified inflight failure and was forced to make an emergency landing while practicing for the Townsville Airshow last Friday. An RAAF insider told Australian Aviation that the aircraft was flying in the High Range area near Townsville when it suddenly

Keel laid for first RAN LHD
Defence

The keel for the Navy’s first amphibious Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), HMAS Canberra, was laid last week at shipbuilder Navantia’s yards in Ferrol, Spain. The vessel is the first of two LHDs to be acquired under Project JP2048 for the support of deployed forces ashore and for regional disaster relief work. Navantia has been contracted

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