Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is at the Avalon Airshow on a mission to demonstrate that the Heron TP is a viable option that should be considered to meet the Australian Defence Force’s requirement for an armed unmanned aircraft. “Give us the chance to compete, to see our capabilities, to compare, to see the benefit that
Australian engineering services company TAE recently began trials of fountx, which it describes as wearable assisted technology comprising a headset that includes a camera, microphone and eye-level display screen powered by a computer inside a backpack. The technology allows a qualified expert to remotely monitor and instruct someone through engineering or maintenance tasks from hundreds,
Need some Jet A1? There’s an app for that. Air BP says operators will be able to save time and paperwork when purchasing fuel thanks to the launch of its partnership with flight planning technology company RocketRoute in Australia and New Zealand. In October 2016, Air BP teamed up with RocketRoute to allow operators to
Victoria’s Latrobe Valley is hoping to transform its local economy into a premier aerospace hub. Latrobe City Council deputy mayor Graeme Middlemiss officially launched the aerospace precinct at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon on Thursday. Currently, the council-owned Latrobe Regional Airport is used by Mahindra Aerospace, which makes the G8 Airvan, recreational and general
When everything else has broken or failed, the one thing that absolutely has to work is the escape system. That adage certainly held true for Steven Andrews and Peter Batten (pictured) when they pulled the ejection handle on a PC-9 and Mirage, respectively, as well as the other 7,512 lives that have been saved thanks
Turkish firm Roketsan is making a very serious pitch at the Avalon Airshow to promote long-range stand-off missiles to be carried by the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The company is hoping that Australia and other F-35 partner nations will buy its missile, a variant of the SOM (stand off missile) already in service with the Turkish
