It’s MH-60R v NFH90 with Air 9000 Phase 8 competition confirmed
Defence will run a competitive tender process to select the Air 9000 Phase 8 Naval Combat Helicopter replacement for the RAN’s 16 S-70B-2 Seahawks and the 11 cancelled SH-2G(A) Seasprites, Defence Minister Senator John Faulkner has announced. Contrary to earlier reports and defence sources saying a sole-sourced contract for Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky’s MH-60R ‘Romeo’ would likely
Second pass approval for Army Chinooks
Defence Minister John Faulkner has announced that the government has given second pass approval for the acquisition of seven CH-47F Chinooks for the Australian Army. The acquisition of additional Chinooks to initially complement and then replace the Army’s six existing CH-47Ds, which have been substantially upgraded in recent years to a standard not dissimiliar to the
USAF to buy 112 UH-60Ms
The USAF has proposed buying 112 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks and converting them to an HH-60L configuration for Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) work to replace the service’s ageing fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks. The decision comes in the wake of the abandonment of the CSAR-X program earlier this year and an urgent requirement to
Jetstar A320 revealed with Quicksilver livery
Jetstar A320 VH-VGZ has been unveiled featuring a special livery developed in partnership with surf wear brand Quicksilver to mark this weekend’s 2010 Quicksilver Pro on the Gold Coast. The Quicksilver decal applied to VH-VGZ features Australian surfer Julian Wilson wearing his signature board shorts designed by his mother Nola.
Third 787 flies
The third Boeing 787 to fly, test aircraft ZA004, made its first flight on February 24 from Paine Field, Everett, landing three hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle. “Airplane No 4 operated flawlessly today,” Captain Heather Ross, who will be ZA004’s chief pilot, said after landing. “We’ve got a lot of work ahead of
MRTT not on projects of concern list
The Department of Defence has confirmed that the RAAF’s KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) project has not been placed on the government’s ‘projects of concern’ list despite reports to the contrary and the project running nearly two years late. In response to questions from Australian Aviation following rumours the project was in trouble and
