Kaman Corporation says that it has received permission from the US State Department to negotiate a possible sale of more Super Seasprite helicopters to New Zealand. According to a statement issued from the company, the potential sale would include eleven SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters a full motion flight simulator, training aids, spares inventory, publications and
Perth’s Orbital Corporation has won a major contract from Textron subsidiary AAI to provide engines for unmanned aerial vehicles to be operated by the US Navy. Orbital developed the Heavy Fuel Engine, nicknamed ‘redback’ by Orbital’s staff, with AAI’s Australian operation Aerosonde to power UAVs which will see service with the US Navy’s Special Operations
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon – slated to replace the RAAF’s stalwart AP-3C Orion aircraft under project AIR 7000 – has made its first visit to Australia. Two US Navy P-8s from the Air Test and Evaluation 1 (VX-1) Squadron based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River have been in Australia since June 1, participating in TAMEX
Airbus Military says that it has successfully tested loading two helicopters into one of its A400M Grizzly development aircraft, a key part of its testing program. Using development aircraft Grizzly 4, an NH Industries NH90 and Eurocopter EC725 were successfully loaded in separate tests at Holzdorf air base in Germany and in Toulouse, France. The
Norway’s parliament has voted to approve an order for 52 F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for its air force, authorising the acquisition of the first two jets. Under the order, Norway’s first two aircraft will be operated in the US, along with two others being delivered in 2016 for training purposes. The remaining 48
Northrop Grumman has publicly unveiled the first MQ-4C, the version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk developed for the US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program, with the US Navy announcing the UAV has been named Triton. The first MQ-4C was revealed at a ceremony at Palmdale, California on June 14, just days after an RQ-4A
