The first Italian F-35A Lightning II has rolled out of the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility on March 12. This first F-35A to be assembled outside of Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant, the aircraft, designated as AL-1, will proceed to additional check-out activities before its anticipated first flight later this year. As
Royal Australian Air Force personnel at RAAF Base East Sale have hosted a group of young women for the Air Force Flight and Engineering Camp as part of International Women’s Day celebrations. The women, aged between 16 and 18 from around Australia, toured RAAF aircraft such as the C-17A Globemaster and E-7A Wedgetail, took part
The SH-2G(I) Seasprite has been formally accepted into New Zealand Defence Force service. A ceremony to mark the milestone was held at RNZAF Base Auckland on Friday, attended by Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Jack Steer, Secretary of Defence Helene Quilter and Kaman Aerospace vice president James Larwood. New Zealand is acquiring 10 Super Seasprites,
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has announced that the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft has been removed from the Projects of Concern list, following acceptance of the boom capability. AIR 5402 had been managed as a Project of Concern since February 2010 due to delays in delivery attributed to Airbus Defence and Space,
A contingent of 75SQN Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel and six F/A-18A Hornets have departed from RAAF Base Tindal for Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE where they will replace the six F/A-18F Super Hornets flying combat missions over Iraq under Operation OKRA. The six 75SQN jets will join the KC-30A tanker transport and E-7A Wedgetail
Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) have officially received the newest glider for its training programs. The presentation took place at the Avalon Airshow on Friday, when Darren Chester, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, and Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown presented the new ASK-21 Mi self-launching glider. The AAFC, a youth
