The World of Aviation

The USAF has given the go-ahead to Northrop Grumman to fit an all new advanced radar to its remaining fleet of 20 B-2 stealth bombers. The upgrade will see a new advanced electronically scanned array (AESA) radar fitted to the fleet under the Radar Modernization Program (RMP). The new radar will not only add new

Virgin Blue recorded the highest rate of on-time departures of the major airlines during September, according to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Virgin Blue recorded an on-time departure range of 83.3 per cent, followed by Qantas at 83.1 per cent, Jetstar at 79.3 per cent and Tiger Airways at 72.5 per cent.

The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman Global Hawk demonstrator for its planned Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program has returned to the US after an eight month deployment to the Middle East. The demonstrator, a former USAF RQ-4A Block 10 development aircraft, was based in the Middle East performing operational maritime surveillance and other missions as

Italian manufacturer Tecnam and Austrian company Airborne Technologies GmbH have teamed up to offer a surveillance variant of the twin engine P2600 as the Tecnam MMA (Multi Mission Aircraft). In MMA configuration, the aircraft is able to carry a payload of 360kg, including electro-optical sensors, tactical HF radio and uplink and downlink systems as well

The USAF has given Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) technology demonstrator the designation the X-55A. The one-off ACCA, which first flew in June, uses the wings, engines and empennage of a Dornier 328JET mated to an all-new composite structure fuselage, using just 300 new parts to replace more than 3000 original parts, and

Hawker Beechcraft Services announced on October 21 that it reached agreement with Raytheon Airline Aviation Services (RAAS) to upgrade its Beechcraft 1900D demonstrator with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System. RAAS, which specialises in marketing Beechcraft 1900 aircraft to regional airline, freight and corporate operators, will feature the HBS IDS upgrade in