The mission to Afghanistan of the RAAF 5 Flight’s IAI Heron unmanned aerial system will be extended by six months to the end of 2014 following a request from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The three unmanned aircraft and the supporting detachment are based at Kandahar and are tasked to perform information, surveillance and
The cause of a June 23 fire in a USAF F-35A has been traced to the aircraft’s engine according to a report in the USNI News. The report cites multiple sources who have said the fire was “definitely” related to the engine and possibly to the attached integrated power pack, and that engine-maker Pratt &
A restored former RAAF B-24 Liberator and a new hangar will be unveiled at the Werribee Satellite Aerodrome on July 13. The Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia organisation has been recognised by Engineers Australia under their Heritage Recognition Program for the restoration project on the aircraft and the hangar. “Both the Liberator and the Werribee Satellite
The first of two new aircraft carriers for the UK Royal Navy has been officially named Queen Elizabeth by the Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony in Scotland. They are being built at the Rosyth dockyard on the Firth of Forth, and at 70,000 tonnes when loaded, will be the largest vessels to ever enter service with
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has commissioned a full-scale F-35A ‘Iron Bird’ replica designed to test the effects of electromagnetic compatibility and interference on the aircraft. The model was officially commissioned by Defence Minister Senator David Johnston at DSTO’s facilities at Edinburgh in SA, and will be tested under simulated electromagnetic conditions during
CAE has announced it has been awarded contracts to provide the Beechcraft T-6C ground-based training system and services for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). CAE was awarded the contracts by Beechcraft to develop and support the T-6C ground-based training system (GBTS). GBTS is an integrated training system that includes two T-6C operational flight trainers
