Category: Defence

EP-X delay?
Defence

The US Navy has proposed a delay to its EP-X program to replace its small fleet of EP-3E Aries electronic and signals intelligence (ELINT/SIGINT) aircraft as part of a strategy to save billions of dollars in its budget over the next decade. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a

Wedgetail flare testing
Defence

A RAAF Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft commenced flare system testing over the Hood Canal near Seattle on September 28. The aircraft is being accompanied by a Boeing T-33 chase aircraft with testing scheduled to run to October 15. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google.

New NH90 sim unveiled
Defence

French company Helisim has unveiled its new NH 90 simulator at the Eurocopter facility in Marignane in France. The new simulator will be used by French and Australian pilots first. It is the model upon which manufacturer Thales will base the two simulators ordered by the Australian Army for its MRH 90 fleet. This content

Global Hawk still in RAAF frame
Defence

The Global Hawk high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV is still very much on the cards for the RAAF despite the unmanned element of the Air 7000 AP-3C Orion replacement program being pushed back earlier this year in favour of the manned replacement. Speaking in an interview with The Australian last week, Chief of Air

Echidna cancelled
Defence

The Commonwealth has announced that it will cancel the major elements of Project Air 5416, the electronic warfare self protection (EWSP) upgrade of Army’s Black Hawk helicopters. The project is based around a preliminary EWSP upgrade and was to be followed by the fitting of the BAE Systems Australia designed ALR-2002 radar warning receiver (RWR).

New delay for RAAF KC-30s
Defence

Airbus Military has confirmed the first two KC-30A (A330 MRTT) tankers for the RAAF won’t now be delivered until mid 2010, an overall delay of nearly 18 months. Speaking to media on September 14, Airbus Military managing director Domingo Urena Raso said that aircraft number two, the first to be modified in Australia by Qantas

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