New Helicopters For Navy The Navy and Defence have scheduled the awarding of a contract to buy 14 intermediate marinised helicopters for the new ANZAC frigates for next November. The Request for Tender (RFT) for Project SEA 1411 was released on October 18 and includes a commonality factor for similar type helicopters to be ordered
Raaf Winjeels Sold Saturday October 28 saw the sale by auction of the remaining four flying RAAF Winjeels. Auctioned by GamersAuctions Australia of Wallsend, NSW, at RAAF Base Williamtown, on behalf of Aussales, the sales division of the Department of Administrative Services, the aircraft were serial numbers A85-411, -415, -426 and -443. While the successful
Raaf The RAAF is at this time in the early phases of a major project to replace the now aging defensive avionic suite in the F-111 aircraft. The existing defensive avionic suite dates by design to the 1970s, and was optimised for defeating the Soviet IADS of the day. This equipment is however becoming dated
Aviating the Internet Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave for the last three years, you won’t have missed the latest phenomenon sweeping the world – Internet. As is often the case when computers are involved, many people have put their hands up, surrendered and said “I don’t want to know about it”. Reliable information
The RAAF in the Malayan Emergency, Steve Eather After the fall of Malaya in February 1942, the British began to support the activities of Malay Chinese Communists who had commenced a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese invaders. This support, in the form of weapons, supplies and specialist personnel, was continued despite emerging fears that, after
The Department of Transport Avstats unit forecasts that for the 12 months ending June 30 1995 the regional airlines of Australia will for the first time carry more than three million passengers. It is interesting to note that it took the regional airlines 19 years to get to the one million a year figure a