The Williams Foundation think-tank has released a report in which it says Australia should fast-track its adoption of unmanned systems for military, commercial and civil aviation tasks. The report – Protecting Australia with Unmanned Aerial Systems – contains recommendations for Defence and for Government, including the development of appropriate safety and regulatory frameworks, the acquisition
The Lockheed Martin C-5M ‘Super Galaxy’ has achieved an initial operating capability (IOC) with the USAF’s Air Mobility Command. A much enhanced and more reliable upgrade of the C-5B Galaxy, the C-5M features a modernised digital avionics and navigation systems suite; 22 per cent more powerful but more fuel efficient GE CF6-80C2 engines with full-authority
An exercise on the Pacific island of Guam turned real for an RAAF C-130J crew last week when they were tasked to fly relief supplies to an island cut off by storms. While participating in Exercise Cope North alongside US and Japanese forces, the RAAF answered a call for assistance from the island of Rota
BAE Systems is looking to propose a lease deal for Eurofighter Typhoons to Malaysia as that country seeks to replace its ageing MiG-29s. Malaysia has a requirement for 18 new fighters to replace the MiG-29Ns, and is also looking at vastly divergent types such as the Saab Gripen, Dassault Rafale, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and
US-based DefenseNews is reporting France will soon place an order for 12 Airbus A330 MRTTs to replace its ageing fleet of 14 C-135FR tankers. The report cites February 20 comments from French Chief of Staff General Denis Mercier made on the sidelines of the annual USAF Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. He said the latest
The USAF will name its new Boeing KC-46A tanker ‘Pegasus’, the service’s chief of staff announced at the USAF Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando on February 20. Currently under development and due to make its first flight later this year, the KC-46A is a tanker version of Boeing’s 767-2F which was selected ahead of the
