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NZ orders Beech T-6C trainers and sims
| 8 Comments on NZ orders Beech T-6C trainers and simsNew Zealand Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced that the RNZAF will acquire 11 Beechcraft T-6C turboprop trainers as part of a NZ$154 million training package. The announcement says the aircraft are part of a larger training system. “This modern, safe and reliable pilot training system will enable our military pilots to be trained to
Read moreRomeo formally accepted into RAN service
/ | 1 Comment on Romeo formally accepted into RAN serviceThe first two of 24 MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopters have been accepted into RAN service in a ceremony held at NAS Jacksonville in Florida on January 24. The aircraft were handed over to the RAN at Lockheed Martin’s Owego NY facility in December before being flown to Jacksonville where they will be based with US Navy
Read moreRaytheon confirmed as NGJ winner
The US Navy has announced that Raytheon will be retained as the successful prime contractor for that service’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) requirement after it complied with a US Government Accountability Office ruling. The GAO had upheld a protest against Raytheon’s selection by rival BAE Systems in November, and conducted a new cost and technical
Read moreRaytheon signs contract for Korean F-16 upgrade
| 1 Comment on Raytheon signs contract for Korean F-16 upgradeRaytheon has signed a contract with prime contractor BAE Systems for the provision of Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) AESA sets for the South Korean KF-16 upgrade program. The program aims to upgrade as many as 130 KF-16C/D Block 50/52 fighters with the RACR and other enhancements to extend that type’s service life and capability,
Read moreUAE to order 30 more F-16E/Fs
The United Arab Emirates is negotiating a direct commercial deal with Lockheed Martin for the sale of 30 F-16E/F Block 61 Desert Falcons to bolster its fleet of about 80 F/-16E/F Block 60s already in service. The negotiations were revealed in a US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) request for about US$270 million worth of equipment
Read moreHans van Pelt to head Tasmanian Aviation body
/Former OzJet CEO and Rex executive Hans van Pelt has been appointed as Tourism Tasmania’s Director of Aviation and Access Development. The position is a new one which Tourism Tasmania says was created as part of the state government’s response to the Tasmanian Access Report released at the end of 2012. It will have responsibility
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