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New delay for RAAF KC-30s
Defence

New delay for RAAF KC-30s

by WOFA September 22, 2009

Airbus Military has confirmed the first two KC-30A (A330 MRTT) tankers for the RAAF won’t now be delivered until mid 2010, an overall delay of nearly 18 months. Speaking to media on September 14, Airbus Military managing director Domingo Urena Raso said that aircraft number two, the first to be modified in Australia by Qantas

“I want a competition” – Aus Aerospace chief on Seahawk replacement
Defence

The CEO of Australian Aerospace has called on Defence to hold a competitive tender process for the Air 9000 Phase 8 requirement to replace the Navy’s Seahawk and defunct Seasprite helicopters. “I just want a competition,” Australian Aerospace CEO Dr Jens Goennemann told media in Canberra on September 15, calling for a competition to be