Three of the most recognisable aircraft to serve in Australia’s armed forces will make a nostalgic flyover of the Sydney CBD on ANZAC Day. A Catalina flying boat, a C-47 Dakota transport and a DHC-4 Caribou, all owned by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS), will fly over Sydney during the ANZAC Day march. HARS
The RAAF has conducted initial tanking trials between Super Hornets and the KC-30A, leading to the approval of the two aircraft types to undertake air-to-air refuelling within a limited envelope. The approval marks a further move towards Final Operating Capability for the KC-30. According to the latest issue of the Air Force newspaper, some 87 engagements
The New Zealand government has approved the purchase of an upgraded and increased Seasprite helicopter fleet for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), taking up aircraft originally destined for Australia. Ten airframes comprising eight Seasprites and two spare airframes will be purchased from Kaman Aerospace under a NZ$242 million project that also includes a full
Exercise Bersama Shield 2013 was conducted on the South China Sea, Singapore and the Malaysian Peninsula between April 8-18, with Australia contributing two AP-3C Orions and the exercise’s only submarine. Commanding Officer of HMAS Dechaineux Commander Glen Miles said operating as the enemy or “Red Force”, HMAS Dechaineux’s role in the exercise was to test
Airbus Military and missile manufacturer MBDA have successfully demonstrated the release of an inert Marte MK2/S anti-ship missile from a C295 maritime patrol aircraft. The flight was the last of a series of trials performed in a collaboration between Airbus Military and MBDA to validate the aerodynamic integration of the Marte on the C295, its
Boeing’s X-48C research aircraft has completed an eight-month flight-testing program evaluating the aerodynamic characteristics of the Blended Wing Body (BWB) design concept. The 30-flight test program was carried out at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The X-48C is a scale model of a subsonic heavy-lift aircraft with a triangular, tailless shape that merges the body
