Following an unprecedented era of expansion, the Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAVN) is currently in a stage of consolidation. The assuming of control of the battlefield helicopter from the RAAF however has not marked the end of the evolution of Army Aviation with a number of projects currently in the pipeline which should see it

A Better Way to Fight the Fires? January’s devastating bushfires throughout NSW, and in particular in and around Sydney, have left a lot of people contemplating the most effective means of combating future outbreaks of what must surely be this nation’s most damaging onslaught by mother nature. Despite whatever comes out in terms of a

Australian expats Dominates Qantas Top Jobs: Former Australian Airlines executives now fill four of the top jobs at Qantas. Managing Director James Strong and Chief Financial Officer Gary Toomey (both ex Australian) have been joined by Geoff Dixon, who will act in the influential role of Executive General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs. Mr Dixon

10 Years Ago • A ceremony was held at Cherry Point, North Carolina on January 12 to mark the introduction of the first US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II into service with its Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. The aircraft is the first of 12 pilot production AV-8Bs to be delivered to the USMC this year,