Australian Aviation

Boeing has opened a new P-8 aircraft production facility at Boeing Field in Seattle. The building, which is a refurbished factory, gives Boeing additional space for the installation of mission systems and to conduct tests on aircraft for current and future customers. The P-8 airframes are built next to the commercial 737 line at nearby

EADS has rebounded from an €87m (A$121m) loss last quarter to post a €13m (A$18m) net profit for the third quarter. The turnaround has been driven by increased revenues from Airbus airliners, Airbus Military and the Cassidian defense and security division. “EBIT was driven by more favourable one-time effects at Airbus Commercial and Airbus Military

The RAAF’s first Wedgetail AEW&C Mission Crew training course was completed at Williamtown recently. The course, conducted by Boeing Defence Australia personnel on contract to the RAAF, saw eight students provided with more than 1200 hours of training in the air battle management (ABM) role. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. LoginBecome

The ADF has released a revised aircraft noise map for the area surrounding RAAF Base Williamtown north of Newcastle for when the F-35 JSF enters service from 2017. The map, which the ADF says promises an improved outlook for local residents, is still conceptual in nature but has been revised following consultations with state and

The USAF was forced to cancel one of its Red Flag exercises scheduled for late October due to a lack of tanker support being available for the exercise. Held about four times a year and with allied forces attending one of two of the exercises, Red Flag is designed to simulate a combat pilot’s first

Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy have created a powerful laser which can be used to ignite fuel for hypersonic scramjets while travelling at speeds up to Mach 10. Dr Sean O’Byrne, lead researcher in the laser diagnostics group, and PhD student Stefan Brieschenk have proved that laser-generated sparks