In late January a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A dropped supplies by parachute to Wilkins Airfield, near the Australian Antarctic Division research station at Casey on the southern continent.

Airbus Defence and Space announced this week that it has achieved the first automatic air to air refuelling (A3R) operation using the Advanced Aerial Refuelling Boom System.

TAE Aerospace is now Woodward approved as a Licensed Repair Service Facility (LRSF) for the Woodward FCU range for the high power PT6A engine.

Defence has cancelled Exercise Pitch Black, the RAAF’s largest domestic air combat exercise for 2020.

RBI Hawker recently received OEM approval for successfully completing the industry’s first leading edge abrasion strip replacement on the Leonardo AW139 main rotor blade.

Boeing Australia recently achieved two more milestones on the RAAF’s Loyal Wingman.

ADM understands that RAAF combat squadrons are planning to deploy to the NT in July for Exercise Pitch Black 2020, despite the current COVID-19 restrictions placed on travel.

The RAAF is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighters this week.

Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) is set to produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

The US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) developmental pod recently completed a portion of developmental testing.

“This is an exciting time for Air Affairs."

Technical maintenance crews have removed an engine from an F-35A Lightning II aircraft with a purpose-built trailer in a purpose-built facility.

Up to 46 former RAAF F/A-18A/B ‘Classic’ Hornets have been sold to an air combat training company in the United States.

Defence is facing tough decisions over the future of the Triton program after US Department of Defense budget papers heralded a two-year pause in production.

A newly modified Hercules aircraft has landed at Australia’s glacial runway, Wilkins Aerodrome, marking one of its longest ever flights.

Former RAAF Pilatus PC-9/A ‘Roulettes’ are set to go under the hammer at a public auction, with bids started at $1.