Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss says the creation of one air traffic management system for the whole country will be of particular benefit for airports that handle both military and civilian aircraft. The federal government has named Thales as the successful supplier to commence work on the Onesky project, which aims to combine both the
Australia will cooperate with Norway on the development of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the F-35A Lightning II JSF. Under development by Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace, the aim is to ensure the JSM, an air-launched development of the land-based Naval Strike Missile (NSM) will be available for the RAAF’s forthcoming fleet of F-35As, according
Lockheed Martin Australia has secured a contract to supply the Royal Australian Air Force with a C-130J Hercules virtual maintenance trainer and multifunction training aid to support maintainer and aircrew training at RAAF Base Richmond, near Sydney. The company says the upgrade will give the RAAF a standardised curriculum tailored specifically for Australian operational requirements.
Boeing has run more tests of its Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) in conjunction with the RAAF at the Woomera test range in South Australia. The latest testing centred on a revised pop-out wing kit that, when used in conjunction with the weapon’s precision guidance enhancements, increases the standard JDAM’s glide range
The US Navy is so impressed with the maturity and capability of Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that the Naval Air Systems Command program manager is keen to share lessons learned with the Royal Australian Navy. Captain Jeff Dodge says that, given the RAN intends to use
Warren King has decided to cease duty as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) effective from Friday, Secretary of the Department of Defence Dennis Richardson announced on Wednesday. King is preparing to undertake other duties elsewhere within the Department of Defence for “a period of time” before he retires completely from the Australian Public
