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News - Royal Australian Air Force

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow: UAV plunges into the deep end

    21st February 2016

    ST Aerospace demonstrated a novel flying and swimming unmanned vehicle at the Singapore Air Show. The Unmanned Hybrid Vehicle (UHV) is capable of through-air and …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Singapore Airshow: Airbus prioritises Aussie Tiger problems

    20th February 2016

    Airbus Helicopters is making the Australian Army’s troubled Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) programme a top priority, the company insisted at the Singapore Airshow. Philippe …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow: ST Electronics takes aim at renegade UAVs

    20th February 2016

    There is growing concern in many parts of the world about the proliferation of UAVs that can cause not only a public nuisance, but also …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow: Boosted performance for Global Hawk

    19th February 2016

    Northrop Grumman announced completion of the MQ-4C Triton’s operational assessment during the Singapore Airshow, but the company also disclosed of a number of other developments. …

  • Military Logistics

    AAMSI cleared to support P-3 aircraft

    19th February 2016

    Associated Aircraft Manufacturing and Sales (AAMSI) has been approved to provide manufacturing and avionics repair for multiple components of the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion aircraft, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales to secure Norway LSV comms

    19th February 2016

    SAAB has selected Thales to secure satellite communications for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s new Logistic Support Vessel (LSV), Thales announced on 18 February. The company …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    UK orders Zephyr 8s

    19th February 2016

    The UK's decision to acquire the Airbus Defence and Space solar-powered Zephyr 8 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) craft has been formalised with an order for two …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow: Uconsystem expands regional tie-ups

    19th February 2016

    Uconsystem, a South Korean manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), expanded regional tie-ups with two agreements signed at the Singapore Airshow. On 16 February Uconsystem …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Singapore Airshow: Sikorsky looks to leverage Lockheed muscle (video)

    19th February 2016

    Following Lockheed Martin's aquisition of Sikorsky in November 2015, Samir Mehta, president of Defense Systems and Services at Sikorsky, speaks to Shephard about progress integrating …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Singapore Airshow: Singapore explores unmanned MCM

    19th February 2016

    An unmanned mine countermeasures (MCM) combo was one highlight of the ST Electronics display at the Singapore Air Show. Two scale models illustrated the MCM …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Spain orders MQ-9 Predator

    18th February 2016

    Spain's acqusition of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper is to go ahead, with an order placed by the Spanish government with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) …

  • Digital Battlespace

    WEST 2016: US Army prepares logistics comms demo

    18th February 2016

    The US Army is preparing to demonstrate the expanded logistics capabilities of its newly developed waveform. The emerging Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications waveform …

  • Training

    EAATTC 2016 underway in Spain

    18th February 2016

    The first European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course (EAATTC) of 2016 is currently underway at Spain’s Zaragoza Airbase, the European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Saab introduces GlobalEye AEW&C jet

    18th February 2016

    Saab has introduced a new multi-role airborne surveillance system called GlobalEye, the company announced on 16 February. The system, which combines the Erieye Extended Range …

  • Digital Battlespace

    France to upgrade command functions

    18th February 2016

    Thales has been selected by the French defence procurement agency to upgrade the command functions of the French Army and Navy, it announced on 16 …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

    Air-5416 Project Echidna

    Air-5416 Project Echidna was an initiative launched in 2001 by BAE Systems for the Australian DoD. Its goal was to overhaul the self protection systems ...

  • Trainer

    King Air trainer

    Textron / Beechcraft King Air trainers are a family twin-engine aircraft based on King Air 90, 100, 200 and 350 utility aircraft. The King Air ...

  • Air: helicopter flight simulators

    Australian Defence Force MRH90 Training

    As prime contractor for the ADF's MRH90 training programme, CAE has provided two MRH90 full-flight mission simulators (FFMS), training facilities and engineering and support services. ...

  • AMAS

    AMAS – Australian Minesweeping System – was developed with the assistance of the Defence Science & Technology Organisation and the Royal Australian Navy. It adopts ...

  • Military - USVs

    Bluebottle

    Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

  • Air: air combat simulators

    RAAF Hawk Mk 127 FMS

    Under subcontract to BAE Systems, CAE is designing and manufacturing three Hawk Mk 127 full-mission simulators (FMS) for the Royal Australian Air Force that will ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Wanderer

    The Wanderer is a low-altitude, low-cost, long-endurance UAV produced in-house by the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Jericho Disruptive Innovation Group and the Australian Government's Defense Science ...

  • Light attack

    Hawk 200

    The Hawk 200 is a single-seat light attack iteration of the Hawk 100 (see separate entry) and Advanced Jet Trainer or AJT (see separate entry). ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    MQ-28A Ghost Bat

    The MQ-28A Ghost Bat is a loyal wingman-type, Collobrative Combat Aircraft (CCA), MALE fixed-wing drone being developed by Boeing Defence Australia. Its development began in 2013 and took its ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Challenger 604

    Bombardier Challenger CL-604 MPAs are in service with the Royal Danish Air Force and the Korea Coast Guard. The first of three Danish aircraft entered ...

  • Air: UAV simulators

    Predator Mission Trainer (PMT)

    The CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) is an integrated platform that combines the features of CAE's UAS mission trainer with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator-specific ...

  • Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

    AN/ALR-2001

    BAE Systems’ AN/ALR-2001 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) is thought to be based on Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta Systems division’s EL/M-8382 ESM. The AN/ALR-2001 is ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    M Solar-X

    First revealed in August 2020, in February 2024, at its symposium, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) showcased the M Solar-X. This solar-powered fixed-wing drone was ...

  • Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Phantom 4 (Series)

    Designed for aerial photograph applications by DJI, the Phantom 4 series of UAVs includes the Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, Phantom 4 Advanced ...

  • Submarine-launched torpedoes

    Mk 48 Mod 7AT CBASS

    The MK 48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) is the latest variant of the Mk 48 torpedo family manufactured by Lockheed Martin and ...