The Indonesian Air Force has taken delivery of the first two of nine Airbus Military C295 transports ordered earlier this year. Indonesia will operate the aircraft as the CN295, using them for a variety of military, logistical, humanitarian and medical evacuation missions. All nine are scheduled for delivery by mid-2014. To date, Airbus Military has
The Royal Thai Air Force has ordered four Eurocopter EC725 search and rescue helicopters. Delivery of the twin-engine rotorcraft is scheduled for 2015. “This latest endorsement underscores the role of our EC725/EC225 family as the helicopters of reference in Asia for search & rescue,” Eurocopter Senior Vice President for Sales Olivier Lambert said. “It also
An A330 MRTT bound for the United Arab Emirates lost its boom during a test flight over Spain on September 10. Airbus Military said the boom separated cleanly at a mechanical joint as the A330-based aircraft flew at about 27,000 feet near the Spanish-Portuguese border. No one was injured and the aircraft itself suffered minimal
An RAAF C-130J Hercules transport has arrived in East Java for a joint exercise with Indonesia. A contingent of 26 personal from RAAF Base Richmond’s 37SQN have accompanied the aircraft to Exercise Rajawali Ausindo 12, scheduled to run from September 17-21. The exercise will see Australian and Indonesian C-130s fly a series of transport and
The German Army has taken delivery of the last of four Tiger Support Helicopters specially outftted for use in Afghanistan, where they could be deployed by the end of the year. The helicopters were modified to include a sand filter, additional defence systems, a mission data recorder and enhanced communications equipment, the helicopters manufacturer, Eurocopter,
Airbus-parent EADS and BAE Systems are in talks over a merger that would create a global giant in the aerospace and defence industries. The two companies confirmed the merger talks in a joint statement yesterday, outlining a deal in which UK-based BAE would own 40 per cent of the new company with EADS owning a
