Australian Aviation

Northrop Grumman has successfully flown its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) AESA radar on a USAF F-16 in tests at Edwards AFB in California. The SABR is designed as a retrofit for F-16s and other fourth generation fighters as part of a greater electronics upgrade program. “This officially marks the first time a retrofit AESA

The RAAF’s new fleet of C-17 transports is rapidly gaining a new level of maturity after commencing regular runs to the Middle East earlier this year in support of Australian and coalitions forces based there. The missions have in many areas replaced previously chartered Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-124s or the occasional front or backload

An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200ER with 309 passengers and crew on board was involved in a rejected takeoff from Tokyo Narita International Airport on January 31 after the pilots discovered a potential problem with the aircraft’s auto thrust controls. The aircraft was to operate NZ90 to Auckland, and is understood to have commenced its

Cirrus Aircraft has formed a global partnership with the Red Bull Air Race, which will see the SR22 high performance single piston displayed at all rounds of the race series and also its upcoming Cirrus Vision very light jet. Locally, Cirrus Aircraft Australasia has confirmed that it will attend the Perth round of the Red Bull

A pilot flying a kitbuilt Lancair had a lucky escape on February 7 when he made a textbook wheels-up landing at Jandakot Airport. The pilot of the Lancair IV-TP, registered VH-FTZ, was the only person on board the aircraft which experienced problems with its landing gear at approximately 4pm while on approach to land at

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has restructured the F-35 JSF program, sacking the head of the JSF Program Office, Major General David Heinz, reportedly replacing him with Vice Admiral David Venlet, the current commander of the Naval Air Systems Command. Gates has described the JSF program as having a “troubling performance record” of late – despite him