The ADF Joint Helicopter School hits its stride “Always push for excellence in whatever you do,” Commander Fleet Air Arm CDRE Chris Smallhorn told graduates of the ADF’s new Joint…
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The RAAF’s No 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) completed 35 years of operations with the F/A-18A/B ‘classic’ Hornet on December 11. Tasked with converting pilots to and upgrading pilot qualifications…
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A task group of three Royal Australian Navy vessels has returned from a three-month deployment to Northeast Asia. The three vessels were joined other RAN vessels at various times during…
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Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$60.6m (A$89m) contract by the US Army for continued work on the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) program. The…
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Karem has revealed concept art of its radical proposal for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) part of its wider Future Vertical Lift program. Dubbed the AR-40, the…
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The UAE has announced its intention to order three more Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports to add to the three MRTTs it already has had in service since 2011. The…
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Defence Minister Senator Linda Reynolds has announced Australia and Japan will forge closer defence ties following a visit to Tokyo for bilateral discussions with her equivalent, Mr Kono Taro. In…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on November 20 of the State Department’s approval of the possible sale of up to 850 Northrop Grumman Joint Counter Radio-Controlled…
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The US Department of Defense reached a US$34bn (A$50bn) agreement with Lockheed Martin in October for 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters over three production lots. The deal was reached in…
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The Commonwealth has announced the selection of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B Sky Guardian as its preferred version of the Predator B for the RAAF’s Project AIR 7003…
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In June 2018 the Commonwealth announced that nine new frigates, based on the BAE Systems UK Type 26 Global Combat Ship (GCS) were to be built for the Royal Australian Navy in South Australia under Project SEA 5000. Rather ambitiously, first steel…
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The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has announced that the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter has been successfully fully integrated with its Mistral class LHD, Dixmude, the first such integration of an…
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Japan has been approved by the US State Department to upgrade 98 of its Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle fighters to a new ‘Japanese Super Interceptor’ configuration. The approval of the project,…
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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of the State Department’s approval of the possible sale of five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules transports to New Zealand. The…
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The first of five Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawk NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) unmanned aircraft has been delivered to its main operating base at Sigonella in Italy. The aircraft…
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The Royal Air Force has taken delivery of its first of nine Boeing Poseidon MRA1 (P-8A) maritime patrol aircraft. The aircraft was delivered to the RAF in Seattle, before being…
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By Max Blenkin The big grey warships, the frigates and guided missile destroyers, may well be the star athletes of the modern Royal Australian Navy, but it’s always been the little ships which did most…
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Two European JSF partner nations operators have achieved significant milestones with their F-35A Lightning II fleets. On November 6, Norway declared it had achieved an initial operational capability (IOC) of…
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The UK MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) has announced the signing of a £2.8bn (A$5.24bn) contract with the European Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) for the provision of…
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Airbus has revealed a closely guarded secret project, a 12-metre wingspan stealth technology demonstrator Dubbed LOUT – low observable UAV testbed – the aircraft is diamond-shaped and, so far, hasn’t flown.…