Australian Airbus instructor hits Tiger and Taipan milestones
An Australian flying instructor has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1,000 flight hours on both the ARH Tiger and the NH90, known as the MRH Taipan in ...
AIR • Wed, 12 Sep 2018
Defence achieves nearly 100% of recruiting targets
Young people’s interest in a defence career is the highest it has been for a numbers of years, with all three services achieving close to 100 per cent of their recruiting ...
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Wed, 12 Sep 2018
Lockheed F-35 US exec backs Aussie supply chain
Australian firms supplying components for the F-35 Lightning fighter aircraft stand head and shoulder above their peers and Lockheed Martin’s job would be much ...
Airbus Australia head to take over CASG
The head of Airbus in Australia, Tony Fraser, AO, CSC, is to be the new head of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) in the Department of Defence.
JOINT-CAPABILITIES • Tue, 11 Sep 2018
TAE Aerospace set to take over Victorian firm
Queensland-based TAE Aerospace is taking over the operations of Victoria-based Kidde Aerospace and Defence Australia (KADA), a deal set to significantly expand its ...
Japan set to buy more Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft to boost regional surveillance
With their region increasingly unstable, Japan is looking to substantially expand its fleet of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
AIR • Tue, 11 Sep 2018
Intelligence group predicts US will solidify its presence in South China Sea
US private sector intelligence company Stratfor has tipped that the US will solidify its naval presence in the South China Sea in the latest bout of US-China rivalry.
Budding submarine engineers show what they can do in school subs contest
What would be the best way for a budding engineer to learn all about submarines? From the experts of course.
NAVAL • Tue, 11 Sep 2018
HMAS Anzac set to start latest warship upgrade program
The second Australian Anzac Class frigate has started an upgrade designed to keep the eight Anzacs in service until they are replaced by the new Hunter Class frigates ...
NAVAL • Mon, 10 Sep 2018
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