Airbus has extended its contract with the NZ Defence Force for the continued support of P3K2 and C130H aircraft.

The 2019 Australian International Airshow kicked off at Avalon on Tuesday with 699 exhibitors from 30 nations in attendance.

A number of companies, universities, government agencies and think tanks took the chance at Avalon to announce teaming and partnering arrangements.

An option for a seventh Triton has not yet been taken off the table, according to representatives from RAAF and Northrop Grumman at this year’s Avalon Airshow.

Two RAN MH-60R naval combat helicopters are to take part in April in the multi-national exercise Joint Warrior 2019.

Introduced by the recent Defence Industry Policy Statement (DIPS), the Sovereign Industry Capability (SIC) Policy identifies capabilities that are vital to Australia’s defence interests.

Moving can be stressful, but it helps when, like 35 Squadron RAAF, you can rely on colleagues flying C-17A Globemaster IIIs to do much of the heavy lifting.

The ADF’s new fixed-wing pilot training system being delivered under Project Air 5428 was due to begin training the first ab initio candidates in on schedule in January, shortly after this issue of ADM closed for press.

December 10, 2018 was a red-letter day for Australian air power, with the arrival at RAAF Base Williamtown of the first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters to be permanently based in the country.

The first two RAAF F/A-18 AB Hornet aircraft to be sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force have been delivered.

A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress will make its NZ debut next week on the way to the Avalon Airshow.

Australia has been chosen to provide maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrades for more components of the Joint Strike Fighter in the Asia Pacific.

The RAAF is considering repurposing a number of Northrop Grumman AAQ-28(v) Litening targeting pods for use on its C-130J-30 fleet.

The RAAF has deployed more than 370 personnel and eight aircraft to participate in the world’s most complex air warfare training exercise.

The US Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the next 19 Poseidon aircraft as the UK awaits the closure of a seven-year capability gap.

Although 35 Squadron RAAF ceased all flying operations with its 10 C-27J Spartan battle airlifters on 30 November, this was simply a temporary halt.