BAE demonstrates UAV recovery capability
BAE Systems has for the first time successfully demonstrated the ability for an unmanned aerial vehicle to recover to an airfield which is unfamiliar to its mission system. The demonstration – conducted at West Sale in Victoria – was conducted by a Kingfisher 2 UAV, and also saw the vehicle successfully integrate into nearby RAAF
A international naval review and the next Pacific International Maritime Exposition will be held in Sydney in October 2013, to coincide with the centenary of the arrival of the first Royal Australian Navy fleet into Sydney in 1913. “In October of 2011, Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Griggs sent letters of invitation to over 50
New innovation awards announced
Innovators in the aerospace and maritime industries will be honoured with new awards including grants and scholarships. Nominations for the awards, which were launched after Thursday’s session of the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition, will be sought in mid 2012 with entries judged by an independent panel. The awards are sponsored by Aerospace Australia Ltd
Australian Aerospace reveals HATS plans
Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace has confirmed it will bid in its own right as a prime contractor for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) program with an offering based on the EC135 helicopter. “Australian Aerospace’s proposal will build on the company’s training systems design capability, its extensive Australian civil and
Free Australian Defence Business Review iPad app released
Phantom Media, publisher of Australian Aviation and Australian Defence Business Review (or ADBR) magazines, has published the first Australian defence magazine app for the iPad, released to coincide with the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition this week. Featuring the January-February Pacific 2012 issue of ADBR, the app is for now a one-off, but Phantom Media
BAE Systems signs new ESSM production contract
BAE Systems Australia has won a $31m contract from Raytheon Missile Systems for the continued production of Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) components. The contract brings the value of ESSM business awarded to BAE to $370 million and guarantees continued production work in Australia through 2014, BAE said. Developed under a collaborative agreement between Australia,
