The Israel Defence Force says it has used its F-35I ‘Adir’ fighters in recent combat operations, marking the combat debut for the long-awaited fifth-generation fighter. During a May 22 speech to visiting air chiefs at a conference in Israel, IAF commander Major General Amikam Norkin showed a picture of an F-35I flying over Beirut. “I
Light-handed regulation of Australia and New Zealand’s airports has been ineffective at protecting consumers from higher charges due to their monopoly power, a report says. The findings are in the “Performance and Impact of Australia’s Airports Since Privatisation” report prepared by Frontier Economics and commissioned by recently-formed lobby group Airlines for Australia and New Zealand
The Australian Army has begun rolling out the PD-100 Black Hornet Nano unmanned aerial system to its units following a successful trial program. “UAS are a game-changer for the Army, providing enhanced situational awareness for better mission execution for Australian soldiers,” said BRIG Susan Coyle, Commander 6th Brigade and the Army’s only UAS unit, the
An RAAF KC-30A MRTT has returned from a six week detachment to NAS Patuxent River in Maryland where it conducted a series of air-to-air refuelling trials with US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidons. From February 27 to Aril 14, the KC-30 along with members of 33SQN and the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) undertook the clearance
Embarking on a new helicopter service into the Timor Sea oil and gas fields at the height of the tropical wet season, with new aircraft operating from a new base, is not ideal. But, despite heavy rains, strong winds and the threat of cyclones, the initial performance of its five-year contract with petroleum giant ConocoPhillips
Hawker Pacific is demonstrating the new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light single-turbine helicopter at the Rotortech conference on the Sunshine Coast this week. Launched at the 2014 Heli-Expo in Los Angeles, the 505 features a 505shp Turbomeca Arrius 2R engine with dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC), a high inertia rotor system, and
