A former Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) F-111 has begun its final journey to RAAF Base Edinburgh, leaving RAAF Base Amberley via low loader truck. F-111C A8-132 was used extensively by the RAAF Edinburgh based ARDU for weapons testing for the type between 1979 and 1988, with over 30 major trials conducted. Following completion
Airbus Military has announced an order for two C295 transports for the Republic of Ghana, with both aircraft to be delivered by 2012. The C295s are expected to be used for medical evacuation, paratrooping, training and humanitarian operations including assistance to a number of aid organisations. According to Airbus, a total of 85 C295s have
The US Joint Program Office (JPO) has grounded the entire fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, after an electrical fault was suffered by one of the aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base on Wednesday. According to program officials, F-35A AF-4 “experienced a failure” of its Integrated Power Package (IPP), during a “standard ground maintenance engine
A further two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived for the RAAF, after touching down at Amberley on August 3. The arrivals of A44-219 and A44-220 now bring total fleet strength to 20 Super Hornets, with another four expected to be delivered by the end of the year from Boeing’s production line in St Louis,
AgustaWestland, CAE and BAE Systems demonstrated the AW109 GrandNew helicopter, their platform contender for the Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) program, to ADF pilots at Nowra yesterday. The machine demonstrated yesterday was privately owned by Linfox, operated by chief pilot Brett Quarrell and instructor pilot Michael Tavcar. Within the GrandNew teaming
BAE Systems Australia has announced the appointment of David Allott as its new chief executive, with effect from September 5, replacing the long serving Jim McDowell who will become the chief executive of BAE Systems Saudi Arabia. Allott is currently the managing director of BAE’s UK based Global Combat Systems business, which designs, manufactures and
