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News - Royal Australian Air Force

  • Digital Battlespace

    AUVSI: Upgraded satellite provides solution for mounting ISR requirements

    19th August 2011

    Communications specialist ViaSat has confirmed that talks are ongoing with the US Department of Defense (DoD) regarding a satellite upgrade to improve ISR capabilities on …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI: Raytheon progresses with SOA solution

    19th August 2011

    Raytheon will perform an inaugural demonstration of its Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in October as it looks to become the first company to market a …

  • Digital Battlespace

    RAAF AP-3C Orions achieve Middle East milestone

    19th August 2011

    The Royal Australian Air Force's AP-3C Orion detachment has chalked up a remarkable milestone of 20,000 hours of operational missions in support of operations in …

  • Land Warfare

    General Dynamics team awarded GCV contract

    19th August 2011

    A team led by General Dynamics that includes Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Company and Tognum America, Inc., was awarded a $439.7 million contract for the Technology …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Raytheon continues UAV open architecture work

    19th August 2011

    Raytheon Company is developing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework capable of providing unmanned aircraft systems with a mechanism that enables rapid integration of weapons and …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Boeing demos 'swarm' reconnaissance with UAVs

    19th August 2011

    Boeing today announced the successful autonomous communications and operation of dissimilar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in flight tests over the rugged terrain of eastern Oregon. …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Raytheon outlines approach to DARPA project

    19th August 2011

    An ongoing series of Raytheon Company trade studies for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program revealed there is broad, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    EcoPower engine wash extends to helicopter market

    19th August 2011

    Pratt & Whitney has completed its first EcoPower engine washes on a US Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter at Naval Base Coronado, Calif. The first EcoPower …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI: Navy updates on Fire Scout activities

    18th August 2011

    Fire Scout will become the US Navy's first armed UAS following a requirement fed down to the project office Capt Patrick Smith, program manager PMA- …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI: USMC get go ahead to arm Shadow

    18th August 2011

    Col Jim Rector, Program Manager PMA-263, Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems, confirmed at Unmanned Systems North America that the US Marine Corps (USMC) had got …

  • Defence Helicopter

    MAKS 2011: Russian Helicopters shows off range of systems

    18th August 2011

    Russian Helicopters used the MAKS air show outside Moscow to showcase a number of developments across its range, displaying several new variants for the first …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI: Saab unveils latest UAV variant to North America

    18th August 2011

    Saab exhibited its Skeldar V-200 UAV for the first time in the US at the Unmanned Systems North America exposition just weeks after entering a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Northrop Grumman Fire Scout completes at-sea deployment

    18th August 2011

    The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was credited with providing critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to special …

  • Military Logistics

    Lockheed Martin to support USAF C-5 programme

    18th August 2011

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $5.8 million one-year contract from FlightSafety Services Corporation to manage C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Raytheon continues Improved Small Tactical Munition testing

    18th August 2011

    Raytheon Company completed laboratory integration and testing of its Small Tactical Munition Phase II configuration, setting the stage for flight tests later this year. STM …

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 ...

  • 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 MALE fixed-wing drone being developed by Boeing Defence Australia. Its development began in 2013 and took its first ...

  • 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: 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Military - USVs

    Bluebottle

    Bluebottle is a persistent, autonomous, uncrewed surface vessel from Ocius Technology in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).