The New Zealand government has released a Defence Capability Plan (DCP) outlining several capability enhancements in the coming decade. Based on guidance provided by the 2010 Defence White Paper, the DCP outlines several new capabilities it wishes to explore in the coming decade in order to upgrade its capabilities. “It is the second Capability Plan
The Royal Brunei Air Force has extended an agreement with BAE Systems Australia to provide basic military aviation training at the company’s Tamworth facility. The new agreement covers six RBAirF students in three courses in the 2014-15 period, and adds to the arrangement that has been in place since 2009. As well as providing basic
The first prototype Sikorsky S-97 Raider achieved electrical power-on for the first time during a May 28 test at the company’s West Palm Beach facility in Florida. Based on the successful X2 demonstrator, the S-97 has been designed to compete in the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) program to find replacements for a number of
Two RAAF C-130Js from Richmond’s 37SQN and 68 personnel have deployed to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska to participate in Exercise Red Flag Alaska 14-2. The two week exercise runs from June 12 to 27, and also includes units from the US and Japan. “We’ll be flying Hercules on tactical airlift missions as part
The Shoalhaven City Council’s Southern Joint Regional Planning Panel has approved the construction of a $35 million helicopter maintenance facility at the Albatross Aviation Technology Park adjacent to HMAS Albatross near Nowra. The facility primarily will be used to support the maintenance of the Navy’s new MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopters, the first of which are due
The ADF’s fleet of Pacific Aerospace CT-4B basic trainers operated by the BAE Systems Basic Flying Training School at Tamworth has been grounded following the forced landing of a CT-4 near Gunnedah on June 10. A report in The Northern Daily Leader on June 16 said Defence has confirmed the fleet was subject to a
