Lockheed Martin’s long range development of its JASSM air-to-surface missile successfully completed its sixth test flight recently, giving it a 100 per cent test success rate to date. The JASSM-ER, with a range of more than 800km, was launched from a B-1B bomber over the White Sands missile range in New Mexico and destroyed its
The UK government is reportedly looking to make a rapid buy of up to 30 CH-47 Chinook helicopters as a response to a perceived lack of rotary lift for its forces in Afghanistan. The RAF currently operates 38 Chinooks, some of which have been recently returned to the air after being grounded for nearly a
Raytheon says it has been given permission by the Pentagon to negotiate with at least two foreign operators for the supply of its Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) AESA radar. The RACR, a scaled down development of the F/A-18E/F’s APG-79 AESA, is being offered as a retrofit to current F-16 and F/A-18 ‘classic’ operators as
Airbus Military handed over the first A400M transport to its flight test organisation on November 12 in preparation for the aircraft’s planned first flight by the end of the year. The aircraft will undergo a series of ground tests including engine run-ups and various other systems and telemetry tests as the flight test team build
Hawker Pacific has signed a contract with the Defence Material Organisation to supply and support King Air 350s which will be used as an interim replacement for the reently retiring Caribou tactical transport fleet. The turnkey lease and support contract will see the provision of eight modified King Airs for the RAAF Air Lift Group,
Boeing says it has successfully completed testing of the counter-measures dispenser system (CMDS) for the RAAF’s Wedgetail AEW&C project. The tests were conducted in September and October off the coast of Seattle and comprised 19 flights and the dispensing of more than 500 chaff and flare packages from the aircraft. Flight tests were conducted at
