Air

Atturra Limited has extended the terms of a strategic business transformation and decision support project with the RAAF's Air Command.

Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, the major international aviation event announced in April has further announced that the inaugural show will take place from 18 to 20 August 2023, with tickets to go on sale later this year.

As the Royal Australian Air Force prepares to deploy a number of its Pilatus PC-21s to New Zealand to train Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC), Defence is planning to replace the aircraft in that role with an off the shelf solution.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy aircraft and personnel to New Zealand for Exercise RAVEN KAHU which will occur from 8 to 19 August 2022.

Boeing Defence Australia will commence major maintenance, repair, and overhaul work on the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of P-8A Poseidon aircraft this month, following upgrades to the hangar at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

Defence has signed a new $109.7 million training services contract for the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler at RAAF Base Amberley with Raytheon Australia.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, will equip Australian border surveillance aircraft with its latest SeaVue Multi-Role radar under a contract with Cobham Special Mission.

South Korea’s indigenous KF-21 Boramae (Young Eagle) fighter jet has made its maiden flight on the 19th of July, marking another step in the East Asian nation’s efforts at developing its own arms industry.

Under the contract with BDA’s Air Combat Electronic Attack Sustainment program, RUAG will perform enhanced intermediate-level repairs on an initial three components for F/A-18F and EA-18G Growler aircraft.

The Design & Development and Verification & Validation contract signed will see Orbital UAV conduct further engineering work and deliver three additional prototype engine systems during financial year 2023.

Boeing has debuted the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft for New Zealand in its Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) livery.

Canberra-based company CEA Technologies is building four new Air Defence radars as part of the Australian Government’s $2.7 billion investment in Defence’s new Joint Air Battle Management System.

Boeing and CAE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Farnborough International Airshow this week with the intention of expanding their collaboration and exploring further teaming opportunities in defence aerospace training.

South Korea looks set to be the next operator of the Boeing CH-47F Chinook, with the country’s defence authorities approving a project to acquire the heavy-lift helicopter.

The Airbus A330 MRTT has become the world’s first tanker to be certified for automatic air-to-air refuelling boom operations in daylight following a successful campaign in collaboration with the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

Boeing and the US Navy have completed a series of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully demonstrated command and control of three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).