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News - Royal Australian Air Force

  • Military Logistics

    AAR to support Afghan C-130H fleet

    2nd July 2015

    AAR has won a five-year Complete Logistics Support (CLS) contract from the US Air Force to support the Afghan Air Force's C-130H aircraft fleet, the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Narda expands IDA 2 features

    2nd July 2015

    Narda Safety Test Solutions has expanded the features of its Interference and Direction Analyser (IDA) 2 with 1μs time resolution to analyse frequency-hopping transmitters, the …

  • Military Logistics

    Australia dismantles DMO

    2nd July 2015

    In a major but long-expected move, Australia disbanded the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) on 1 July, handing procurement and sustainment for Australian Defence Force equipment …

  • Military Logistics

    Australia orders two extra MRTTs

    2nd July 2015

    Australia will acquire two additional Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT), bringing its fleet to seven aircraft, as Canberra begins to put the KC-30A’s troubled …

  • Military Logistics

    First C-27J reaches Australia

    2nd July 2015

    The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) welcomed the arrival of its first Alenia-Aermacchi C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter at a ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond on …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF flight path system contracted

    1st July 2015

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the US Air Force (USAF) with a flight path safety system, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    CERDEC contracts for support

    1st July 2015

    CACI International has been awarded an engineering support contract for the US Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Flight Activity (CFA), the company …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing for Aussie battlefield comms

    1st July 2015

    The Australian government has moved ahead with a next-generation, land-based battlespace telecommunications network capability for the Australian Defence Force. The DoD gave second pass approval …

  • Digital Battlespace

    E-2D refuelling system passes CDR

    1st July 2015

    The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye's Aerial Refuelling (AR) system has completed its critical design review (CDR) conducted by the US Navy and Northrop Grumman, it was …

  • Naval Warfare

    KKCI delivers P-8 consoles to BAE Systems

    1st July 2015

    Kineco Kaman Composites India (KKCI) has dispatched its first composite mission consoles for the P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to BAE Systems, it announced on 26 …

  • Military Logistics

    A&P Australia to maintain HMAS Choules

    30th June 2015

    Atlantic & Peninsula (A&P) Australia has been awarded an in-service contract for maintaining Australia's HMAS Choules Bay-class landing ship dock for two years, the Australian …

  • Land Warfare

    Saab announces RBS 70 missile order

    30th June 2015

    Saab has received an order worth around $32.45 million for delivering of RBS 70 missiles along with equipment and training to an undisclosed customer, the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing orders P-8A OFT hardware

    30th June 2015

    Boeing has ordered simulator hardware from CAE for four additional P-8A Poseidon operational flight trainers (OFTs), CAE announced on 29 June. Of the four new …

  • Naval Warfare

    HMAS Melbourne fires Evolved Sea Sparrows

    30th June 2015

    The HMAS Melbourne Adelaide-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles off the New South Wales coast on 24 June. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    HAL LCH completes hot weather trials

    30th June 2015

    Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has successfully completed hot weather flight trials at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, the company announced on 26 June. The …

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 ...