Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare yesterday announced the signing of a $124.8 million contract for maintenance and engineering support for the ADF’s Black Hawk and Seahawk fleet of helicopters. The four year contract with Sikorsky Helitech covers the provision of maintenance and engineering services in support of the
BAE Systems UK has been awarded a $25 million contract to upgrade the RAAF’s Hawk Lead-in Fighter program. Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare said upgrading the country’s fast jet training system would ensure its effectiveness into the next decade. The Hawk is used to train ADF pilots before they move on to the F/A-18
Australian developed enhancements to the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) have completed their first round of testing, Defence officials announced today. Australia’s JDAM will be enhanced through an Extended Range wing kit, a Low Collateral Damage warhead and a Laser Guidance System, Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said in a
Sikorsky Aircraft has won a five-year, US$8.5 billion contract to provide 653 H-60 Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters to the US Army and Navy. The deal is the eighth multi-year production contract signed for the workhorse helicopter program since 1982. Actual production quantities will be set on a year-to-year basis depending on funding allocations. The
Airbus Military has used the Farnborough Airshow in the UK to formally christen its A400M airlifter as the ‘Atlas’, despite having to withdraw the plane from a planned flight demonstration at the show due to renewed engine problems. “We are sure that the aircraft will be a cornerstone of the air transport capabilities of the
Airbus Military has confirmed that it will display one of its A400Ms at the Farnborough Air Show, but has had to pull out of its planned flying displays due to a recent engine issue. The company has said that it will still bring MSN6, which is the first production representative A400M to the Air Show
