BAE Systems in the UK has confirmed it will cut up to 3000 jobs because economic austerity measures across Europe have affected Eurofighter production and other programs. In a statement, the company said the job losses were in response to “changes in key programs and the need to maintain competitiveness.” “Some of our major programs
The USAF’s fleet of about 160 Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighters has returned to the skies following a more than four month fleet-wide grounding. The fleet was grounded in May following the discovery of contamination in the onboard oxygen generation systems (OBOGS) on several aircraft. The contamination has been unofficially linked to several instances of
Testing of the Airbus Military A400M airlifter continues, with the recent completion of high energy rejected takeoff and emergency evacuation tests. The high energy rejected takeoff test saw A400M test aircraft ‘Grizzly 1’ simulate, at maximum takeoff weight, an aborted takeoff at the V1 decision speed from Toulouse’s runway 14R on September 17. As part
Airbus Military has handed over the first of three C295s transports on order for the Egyptian Air Force. The aircraft were ordered in October 2010, and the remaining two will be delivered by the end of 2011.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith has announced the RAAF will buy a sixth Boeing C-17A transport. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the delivery of the RAAF’s fifth aircraft in the fleet, A41-210, at Amberley on September 23, Minister Smith said a formal Letter of Request had been submitted to the US government the previous day
Boeing delivered the first Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) in a ceremony at ROKAF Base Gimhae on September 22. Similar to the RAAF’s Wedgetail AEW&C 737, the Peace Eye will increase “South Korea’s self defence capacity with powerful airborne surveillance and battle
