Australian Aviation

The Pentagon’s draft FY2011 defence budget has seen funding for 26 more Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft added. The 26 aircraft will be in addition to those already on order for the US Navy, and will replace EA-6B Prowlers currently operated by four US Marine Corps expeditionary squadrons in support of joint-force strike aircraft.

The fourth of six Wideband Global SATCOM satellites for the US and Australian militaries has passed a milestone integration test in preparation for its launch later this year. The satellite, known as WGS-4, was successfully mated with its Boeing 702 ‘bus’ recently prior to commencing rigorous environmental testing, including vibration and thermal-vacuum tests. This content

According to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’s Domestic Air Fares Index, airfares for travel during February 2010 remained largely the same as those during the same time last year. The index showed that best discount economy fares for the month fell by 2.2 points to 60.6, with the restricted economy index falling

The Rolls-Royce/GE F136 engine for the F-35 JSF program has returned to test status after a minor redesign of a lug nut which was ingested by a test engine last year. GE spokesman Rick Kennedy told DOD Buzz that “Delay costs were minimal — there has been no re-​programming of the F136, and we’re on

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation which will see the British company provide design integration and certification for the propulsion system on the Mistubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). A team from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft will provide engineering expertise on a number of work packages for the aircraft which include

The USAF has ditched the CSAR-X project to find the next generation of combat search and rescue helicopter, and instead will buy more Black Hawk helicopters and modify these for the role. Speaking to US media, USAF Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz said “a successor model” of the current HH-60 Pave Hawk CSAR variant