Four Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors will form part of the latest US Marine Corps rotational deployment to Darwin. The 1,250 personnel strong 2017 Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) was due to begin arriving in Darwin this week for the six-month long deployment. As well as the Ospreys the Marines are also sending five AH-1W ‘Whiskey’ Cobra
The RAAF’s 34 Squadron has marked 50,000 flying hours with its current fleet of two Boeing BBJ and three Bombardier Challenger 604 Special Purpose Aircraft (SPA). The 50,000 flying hour milestone was passed in March. “Recent flood and cyclone damage in Queensland and northern New South Wales led 34SQN to provide transport for the Prime
The federal government has approved the development of a short-range ground-based air defence system to improve protection for deployed personnel. A single-supplier limited request for tender will be released to Raytheon Australia in the first half of this year that will see the development of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for use by
Kongsberg Defence Systems has entered into a contract with Defence for the integration of a new capability in the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) worth the equivalent of $23 million. The unique, state-of-the-art radio frequency (RF) seeker sensor developed by BAE Systems Australia will enable the JSM to locate targets on the basis of their electronic
The RAAF has received its fifth C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter at RAAF Base Richmond. The aircraft, A34-004, arrived at Richmond on March 30 following a two-week ferry flight from Waco, Texas, via Europe, the Middle East and Asia. A34-004 is the aircraft which sustained minor damage in a hard landing incident at Waco, Texas in May 2016
Recovery of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 that crashed on March 27 was expected to begin on Wednesday. Accessing the crash site located in Beecroft Air Weapons Range is dependent on the area being clear of unexploded munitions, but the ‘all clear’ is anticipated to be given today, a Defence spokesperson told sister publication Australian Defence Business Review. Meanwhile,
