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News - Royal Australian Air Force

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Tests prove Thor robustness before delivery to Philippines

    18th August 2020

    The Thor multirotor VTOL mini-UAS from Elbit Systems has completed environmental qualification tests before delivery to the military in the Philippines. According to Elbit, the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    NGJ-MB passes flight test milestone

    12th August 2020

    The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) for the USN successfully completed its first mission systems flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River on 7 August, under …

  • Air Warfare

    US gives green light for another Peace Krypton support package

    13th July 2020

    The US State Department has approved a possible FMS for equipment and services to extend the service life of the Hawker RC-800 Peace Krypton reconnaissance …

  • Air Warfare

    Japan researches future fighter technologies

    22nd July 2020

    Japan has not produced fighters since 2011, when the last F-2 was delivered. Therefore, Japanese companies such as Sumitomo Electric that produced radar domes and …

  • Training

    Iran claims domestic simulator capability

    6th July 2020

    Iran has the knowledge base to ensure domestic production of flight simulators for all aircraft operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF), …

  • Defence Notes

    NSPA picks Avon for CBRN system

    21st August 2020

    Avon Protection has been awarded a ten-year framework contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply a complete CBRN respirator system. The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Japan to assess SeaGuardian

    9th July 2020

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is to partner Asia Air Survey (AAS) on a two-month series of SeaGuardian validation flights for the Japan Coast …

  • Defence Helicopter

    New composite helicopter blades make debut at Army 2020

    24th August 2020

    Rostec company Russian Helicopters used the first day of the Army 2020 show near Moscow on 23-29 August to display new fully composite rotor blades, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    JGSDF officially receives first Osprey

    15th July 2020

    The first Bell-Boeing MV-22B Block C Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) was officially handed over on 10 July at Camp Kisarazu. …

  • Air Warfare

    NAVAIR orders F-35 flight test instrumentation

    10th August 2020

    Lockheed Martin will develop and install flight test instrumentation systems for one F-35B Lot 14 aircraft and one F-35C Lot 14 aircraft for government testing, the …

  • Air Warfare

    Final captive-carry test heralds next chapter for ARRW

    11th August 2020

    US efforts to rapidly develop and field hypersonic weapons within the next three years took a step forward on 8 August, with a final captive-carry …

  • Air Warfare

    Where is air warfare going in the 21st century?

    23rd July 2020

    Despite the tumultuous events of recent months, the global COVID-19 hiatus offers the chance to look ahead at the shape of air warfare as the …

  • Air Warfare

    Air Warfare magazine: EO/IR payloads, loitering munitions and more

    7th August 2020

    Read the latest edition of Air Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. What's inside this edition: Comment Jakarta’s procurement plans have …

  • Defence Notes

    NSA appointment reflects UK defence policy vacuum

    29th July 2020

    The corridors of Whitehall are generally quiet peaceful places, but in recent weeks there has been the Civil Service equivalent of an almighty shouting match, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Wearable belt helps Dutch soldiers to navigate

    6th July 2020

    Soldier situational awareness in the Royal Netherlands Army is being improved with first delivery of the Mission Navigation Belt (MNB), manufacturer Elitac Wearables claimed on …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

    NGJ

    Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) was selected by the USN in 2013 to replace the legacy ALQ-99 systems used on the EA-18G electronic attack aircraft. ...

  • Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

    AN/ALQ-210

    Lockheed Martin’s AN/ALQ-210 is an Electronic Support Measure (ESM) outfitting the Sikorsky MH-60R Romeo naval support helicopter. The manufacturer’s official literature says that the product ...

  • 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 ...

  • Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

    Air-5416 Project Echidna

    BAE Systems’ commenced its work on the Australian Department of Defence’s Air-5416 Project Echidna initiative in 2001. The rationale of the programme was to overhaul ...

  • 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). ...

  • Air: chaff, flare and decoy systems

    Vicon-XF

    Thales’ Vicon-XF is a countermeasure dispensing system which can equip an array of platforms, primarily large aircraft and rotorcraft, according to the manufacturer’s official literature. ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...