Boeing today announced that it has completed delivery of 257 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft to the US Navy under its second multi-year contract. The aircraft were delivered to the Navy from 2007 through 2011 under a multi-year procurement (MYP) contract awarded in 2003. The Navy purchased the aircraft
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has flown its first test mission fitted with external weapons. The load for the test flight from at Edwards Air Force Base in California included a pair of air-to-air AIM-9X missiles mounted on outboard wing stations of an F-35A, in addition to two 2000lb guided bombs and two medium range
Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustang and Spitfire fighters of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 75th Anniversary Air Show next month. Flight demonstrations by RAAF F/A-18A Hornets will headline the show, which will also feature static displays of the RAAF’s B737 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft as well as C-17
An RAAF C-130 Hercules has been dispatched from RAAF Base Richmond to carry essential supplies to the flood-affected NSW opal mining town of Lightning Ridge. The aircraft was scheduled to make two trips to the state’s north, delivering over 19 tonnes of groceries, provisions and drinking water. Meanwhile, ADF personnel assisting with flood relief in
Airbus Military has announced a firm contract to supply nine C295 military transports to the Indonesian Air Force. Deliveries of the aircraft are slated to begin this year with all nine scheduled to arrive by 2014. The aircraft will be supplied via a contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia, which will establish a final assembly line
The RAAF is participating for the first time in a Guam based military exercise with forces from Japan and the US. Cope North, which began on February 11 and runs through to the 24th, focuses on improving coordination between the three air forces in a number of different scenarios. “Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercises,
