Raytheon Australia launched its new Training Support Network on January 28 at the Pacific 2010 Maritime Exposition, which it says will bring together the capabilities of local skilled small and medium businesses to meet the training needs of the Australian Defence Force. “Raytheon has a great pedigree as a mission systems integrator for training and
The Boeing Company has recorded net income for 2009 of US$1.3bn (A$1.4bn), a fall of 51 per cent as delays and associated costs of the 787 and 747-8 programs outweighed stronger revenues from its defence businesses. The fall in income came as revenue increased by 12 per cent to a record US$68.3bn (A$76bn), driven primarily
EADS subsidiary Australian Aerospace has promised to create 750 skilled jobs to build the NH90 NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopter) locally if it is chosen to replace the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of S-70 Seahawks and cancelled Super Seasprites. The announcement came as an NH90 NFH started demonstration flying in Australia, with an Italian Navy example arriving
The troubled F-35 JSF program has received another scathing report, this time from the Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E). The report comes hot on the heels of an independent JET report from 2009 which identified several cost and schedule threats to the program, and a late 2009 US Navy report which questioned many
The first four of 12 Lynx Mk9 helicopters have been re-delivered to the British Army following an extensive upgrade by AgustaWestland. The upgrade has seen the aircraft fitted with more powerful engines common to the forthcoming AW159 Lynx Wildcat giving better hot and high performance and a payload increase of more than a tonne. Other
India has requested information from Boeing on the KC-767 tanker after the Indian Finance Ministry cancelled an order for six Airbus A330 based MRTT tankers last month. The request is for six KC-767s potentially valued at US$1.5bn (A$1.62bn), with Indian defence officials telling local media that they “urgently need refuellers” and that they intend to
