Air arms and supporting forces from seven countries will participate in the largest air exercise to be held in Australia, Exercise Pitch Black from August 1. The action will be centred on RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal in the Northern territory, and will include elements from Australia, the US, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, the UAE,
The various brands formerly represented under the EADS Australia Pacific umbrella have been re-aligned to form Airbus Group Australia Pacific. The restructure was announced in Canberra at the opening of the Group’s new headquarters at Brindabella Park by Defence Minister Senator David Johnston on July 16. Also announced was the appointment of former Australian
Raytheon and Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen have announced at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow they have signed an agreement to jointly develop the anti-ship Joint Strike Missile (JSM). A development of Kongsberg’s land and ship-launched Naval Strike Missile (NSM), the JSM is designed to be air-launched against surface targets and is small enough to be carried inside
The Pentagon has announced a partial lifting of flight restrictions on the F-35 Lightning II fleet after engine inspections revealed no systemic issues with the aircraft’s P&W F135 engine. The fleet was grounded following a June 23 engine fire, but flight restrictions including Mach 0.9 speed and -1/+3g limits have been imposed, and engines must be
The Pentagon has revealed a plan to reduce the production and acquisition costs of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Speaking to media on the sidelines of this week’s Farnborough Airshow in the UK, JSF Program Office (JPO) head LtGen Chris Bogdan said the JPO has signed ‘The Blueprint for Affordability’ agreement with prime contractor
Sydney-based composite components manufacturer Quickstep has been awarded a US$11.2 million purchase order from Lockheed Martin for 19 wing flap sets for the C-130J Hercules. The latest purchase order takes to 55 the number of wing flap sets Quickstep has been contracted to supply to Lockheed Martin. “We are very pleased to receive this new
