Category: RAAF

The US Government Accountability Office has released its annual report into the F-35 JSF program. The GAO says delays in testing the revolutionary aircraft’s critical software systems put at risk planned in-service dates for the three major US services. It says “persistent software problems” have meant flight testing has been delayed and often requires re-testing,

The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Flight Company (UFC) has taken delivery of its first of seven L3/Alenia C-27J Spartans at a ceremony at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The aircraft, all former USAF ANG machines which were divested after just two years of service due to budget cuts and had been in

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority – AMSA – which is now coordinating search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, said on Tuesday it is now focused on an area 1,500nm southwest of Perth “based on information made available to AMSA on Monday”. “AMSA has defined a possible search area

The Defence Material Organisation has signed a contract extension with Boeing Defence Australia for the support of the RAAF’s E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) fleet. The $901 millionsustainment contract covers engineering and maintenance support, repairs, spare parts, and aircrew and maintenance training through until 2019, with the potential for annual contract extensions thereafter