Australian Aviation

Boeing has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to continue development of an infrared search and track (IRST) system for the USAF’s F-15C Eagle fighters. The IRST will be mounted on a pylon under the F-15’s left engine intake and is a development of the AN/AAS-42 system previously operated on the F-14D Tomcat and currently under

The Indian government has asked bidders for its 126 aircraft MMRCA fighter contest to resubmit their bids for another year after it revealed it would not meet a two year deadline of April 28 since the original bids were submitted to select a winner. “The companies have been informed by the government that they can

Eurocopter will accelerate its SHAPE efficiency improvement program in the face of the slow recovery in the civil helicopter market following the global financial crisis, and an “increasingly challenging” competitive environment, announcing efficiency improvements and job cuts, but also new research and development spending. Eurocopter says cutting 400 jobs in support function areas will save

Aviation Australia has become the first organisation to be licensed by Boeing Traning & Flight Services to deliver its 737NG and 777 maintenance courseware. “These courses will be delivered in our Brisbane and Cairns campuses by Aviation Australia’s highly experienced instructors using courseware and data under licence from Boeing,” said Aviation Australia CEO Paul Bredereck.

The US Prompt Global Strike missile concept suffered a setback on April 22 after a test vehicle on a test flight from Vandenberg AFB in California to Kwajelin Atoll in the Marshall Islands disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2), which is launched into the upper atmosphere atop a rocket

Hawaiian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 at a ceremony held at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse. “Today’s ceremony marks an important moment in the history of Hawaiian Airlines as we pursue our plans for growth and expansion,” said Hawaiian CEO Mark Dunkerley. “These new Airbus aircraft will allow us to