The Australian War Memorial is displaying a fully-restored Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudson bomber at Canberra Airport as part of efforts to raise awareness about the institution. Hudson A16-105 made its first flight in 1938 and has been restored to its wartime configuration of December 1942. Acquired by the AWM in 2001, A16-105’s subsequent restoration took four years to
The Army Aviation Centre Oakey is being established as a CH-47F Chinook maintenance training centre, following the delivery of Australia’s first Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Aviation Trainers (MBRATs) for the helicopter. The two trainers were delivered by Boeing Defence Australia under the Army Aviation Training and Training Support contract through subcontractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
Australia’s C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter has achieved initial operating capability (IOC), Minister for Defence Senator Marise Payne announced on Friday. “The Spartan can access airfields that are unable to support larger transport aircraft, thus increasing the reach for Defence when supporting communities across Australia and throughout the Asia Pacific region,” Minister Payne said in a statement.
Northrop Grumman Australia has announced that it has successfully demonstrated the value of distributed connectivity by linking up two Royal Australian Air Force simulators and a company test lab in the US, providing virtual training at multiple sites. The demonstration saw a KC-30A simulator and a C-17A Globemaster simulator at RAAF Base Amberley connected with a
Army’s last retired CH-47D Chinook, A15-151, has now become a training aid at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, for use by the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1CER) and the 1st Brigade. A15-151 departed C Squadron, 5 Aviation Regiment, in Townsville for the final time on September 28 for a five-day journey to Darwin by road. Having been
The US Department of State has approved the possible sale to Australia of EA-18G Growler electronic warfare range systems for an estimated US$115 million including support, equipment and training. The prime contractors for this potential purchase under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program are Leidos for hardware and General Dynamics Mission Systems for software. According
