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Antishipping Weapons and Naval Air Defence Part 2 – Defensive Measures Modern antishipping missiles, particularly sea skimmers, present a very serious threat to any surface vessels. Due to their small size, low signatures and particular flight profile, they can be very difficult to detect and even more difficult to track. Even quite sophisticated systems, such

Another Lancaster for Australia? Recently an ex-French Air Force Lancaster was discovered by aircraft enthusiast Barry Coran on Wallis Island, north-east of Fiji in the South Pacific. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the

Few airlines these days manage to break even, fewer still actually produce a net profit. It hardly matters whether the airline is a short-haul commuter or a large international operator. Falling passenger demand, and thus overcapacity, high interest rates and rapidly increasing operating costs have brought the world’s best operators to their knees. In this

During the course of the next few years, the RAAF will have to decide on an aircraft to replace the ageing Aermacchi MB-326H. One of the principal contenders is certain to be the British Aerospace Hawk, which several services (including the US Navy) evidently judge to be the finest jet trainer currently available, and which

John Conley started in aviation around the age of fourteen at Broken Hill, working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Two years later, the eager young lad found himself flying sundry aeroplanes from war surplus, and also commenced doing the odd deal or two, buying and re-selling aeroplanes to new owners. In 1946, John registered

In their haste to get a replacement carrier, any carrier, for HMAS Melbourne the Royal Australian Navy lost badly to the twin ravages of international crisis and a lack of local political support. Prior to the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands, it looked certain that the RAN would have their HMAS Australia in service as