Australian fighter-sized UAS unveiled
WRITER: Andrew McLaughlin Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has unveiled what could be the first high performance military aircraft designed and built in Australia in more than 60 years. On Wednesday morning, Minister Pyne revealed the Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS), an Australian-designed fighter-sized unmanned system designed to act as a ‘loyal wingman’ in conjunction with
Lockheed Martin signs strategic partnership
Lockheed Martin and the Commonwealth have signed an agreement for Australian F-35 Sovereign sustainment contracts, establishing Lockheed Martin as a key Strategic F-35 sustainment partner for Australia. The announcement, at the airshow, was made by the Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne. The Heads of Agreement provides a set of contracting principles for both the Australian
Regional Express has shrugged off rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions to post a 7.7 per cent improbement in net profit for the 2018/19 first half.
Waterproof drone nominated for innovation prize
A waterproof drone designed by RMIT University engineers in conjunction with Defence Science & Technology (DST) Group has been nominated for a National Defence Innovation Award at the airshow.
Varley CTSi to upgrade Air Affairs LearJets
Air Affairs, Varley Group & CTSi and have announced a strategic ‘Mudbucket Partnership’ to upgrade the mission capabilities of Air Affairs’ Bombardier LearJets.
Investigators find unqualified pilot at controls of crashed Aeromexico E190
Investigators have found that an unqualified pilot was at the controls of an Aeromexico Connect flight that crashed shortly after takeoff in 2018.
