Boeing Defence Australia has delivered the first two RAAF aircraft repainted under a $20 million contract signed in March. In all, the company will repaint 65 RAAF aircraft. An AP-3C maritime surveillance aircraft based at RAAF Edinburgh was repainted at Air New Zealand’s paint facility in Christchurch, while the first of three C-130H airflifters based
Airbus Military’s C295 airlifter has received civil aviation certification as Airbus seeks to expand the aircraft’s marketability. Airbus said the certification, awarded by Spanish civil aviation authority AESA, would allow it to market the C295 to international aid ogranisations, non-governmental peacekeeping operations, and police and other security agencies. The certification allows transport of up to
Boeing says its F/A-18 Super Hornet Intermediate Level Maintenance Facility (ILM) at RAAF Base Amberley is fully operational. The ILM facility provides local engineering and supply chain support to meet the operational flying demands of the RAAF’s 24 F/A-18F fighter jets. A total of nine sustainment workshops have been completed to date. “This milestone marks
Boeing has announced plans to develop a medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft based on its larger reconnaissance aircraft such as the P-8 Poseidon. Boeing offered limited details on its plan, which it unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow, but said the new aircraft would leverage technologies developed for the P-8 and other aircraft and would be based
Lockheed Martin has delivered four F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the US Air Force and Marine Corps, bringing to nine the total of F-35s delivered so far this year. The aircraft, delivered since June 29, were the first jets manufactured as part of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Lot 3. They will begin ferrying to
The Indonesian Air Force has signed a contract for a second batch of eight Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack and tactical training aircraft. The deal builds on a previous order for eight Super Tucanos signed in November 2010. Indonesia is slated to receive the first four aircraft from that batch in August 2012, Embraer
