![Loyal Wingman program marks key milestone](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/image002-1-770x420.jpg)
Defence
Boeing Australia has confirmed the completion of the first major fuselage structural assembly for the company’s first Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial system.
![BAE Systems signs $245m Hawk contract](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Hawk.jpg)
Headlines
BAE Systems Australia has welcomed a two-year contract, worth $245 million, to continue sustaining the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hawk Mk127 Lead-In Fighter fleet. The ompany will continue to sustain the Hawk fleet at Williamtown and RAAF Base Pearce in WA until at least 2022, with further potential performance-based extensions. The role includes all
![Colour party – BAE and the ADF prepare to farewell the ‘Plastic Parrot’](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mottys-Photo_2018_09_21_05560-DTLR-1.jpg)
Defence
Soon the CT-4 will end ADF service for a second time, with the final RAAF and Navy basic flying course winding up in February and the final, single service class of Army pilots finishing up next October.