Canada took delivery of the first of 17 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transports at Trenton Air Base in Ontario on June 4. The aircraft, all stretched C-130J-30s and designated CC-130J in Canadian service, will replace C-130E and H models and will be operated by 8 Wing. The first aircraft was delivered six months ahead of
The RAAF’s C-130 Hercules fleet recently experienced two emergency landings due to cockpit smoke and fumes in two days. The first incident occurred at RAAF Base Richmond on June 3, while the second happened on another aircraft the following day at RAAF Edinburgh. In both cases, the aircraft landed safely and no crew members were
That the troubled JSF program has been re-certified after its April Nunn-McCurdy breach is no surprise, especially after many of the issues which saw it breach the threshold were substantially addressed by US SECDEF Gates back in February. It’s interesting though to observe the disparity between the program cost estimates of the various ‘independent’ bodies reporting
Victorian Premier John Brumby has announced that the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition will remain at Avalon Airport until at least 2015 after a new agreement was reached with the airport’s operator. “This agreement with Avalon Airport Australia means that we can continue to grow and improve our event with the knowledge
Much has been said in recent years about defence projects that have stalled or have been cancelled, many due to capability creep or bureaucratic mismanagement. Seasprite and JP129 instantly spring to mind. The Wedgetail project has also received its share of criticism, but not all of it is justified. I spoke with project head AVM
As expected, the F-35 JSF program has been re-certified by the Pentagon as being vital for national security and as having no viable alternative in the wake of the program incurring a Nunn-McCurdy cost breach. The Nunn-McCurdy wire is automatically tripped when a program’s projected costs exceed its original estimate by 50 per cent, and means
