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News - Royal Australian Air Force

  • Air Warfare

    Russian Su-27 goes missing over Black Sea

    26th March 2020

    The Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed that at 20:10 on 25 March, a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-27 fighter jet disappeared from radar above the Black …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Israel to lease Heron UAVs to Greece

    6th May 2020

    As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to Premium News subscribers, our curated content provides the latest industry news, contract awards and programme …

  • Training

    P-8 simulators to enhance RAF’s operational capability

    24th February 2020

    With the first of nine Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft now delivered to the UK RAF, preparations are under way for the installation of the …

  • Defence Notes

    Saab not feeling ‘immediate consequences’ of coronavirus crisis

    26th March 2020

    Manufacturer Saab has said that it will not speculate on how the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic will disrupt company plans or financial expectations, but confirmed that the Gripen …

  • Air Warfare

    Nigeria brings Alpha Jet into active service

    24th March 2020

    The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has restored an Alpha Jet into active service after upgrading its avionics. The aircraft was officially reinstated at a ceremony …

  • Defence Notes

    France, Spain and the UK take over NATO BAP mission

    4th May 2020

    France, Spain and the UK have taken over the NATO Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission until August 2020. Beginning on 1 May, the three NATO …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    RAN to roll out unmanned MCM capability

    19th February 2020

    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is introducing deployable mine counter-measures (MCM) capabilities under Project Sea 1778. Under Project 1778 Phase 1, Australian Mine Warfare Team …

  • Special Operations

    Software acquisition rises in importance for USSOCOM

    15th May 2020

    US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will officially stand up a new Program Executive Office (PEO) on 1 June to support programmes of record with software …

  • Land Warfare

    HMT Extenda Mk2 joins Canadian NGFV tests

    18th May 2020

    DEW Engineering and Development and Supacat have submitted their High Mobility Transporter (HMT) for the voluntary industry vehicle demonstration of the Next Generation Fighting Vehicle …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    PHASA-35 flies in Australia

    18th February 2020

    The solar-electric Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35) has completed its first flight, BAE Systems announced on 17 February. Designed to operate unmanned in the …

  • Defence Notes

    Germany's new law will allow faster defence procurement

    15th April 2020

    The German Armed Forces are counting on a new ally to help them overcome problems in buying urgently needed military equipment: the 'Law on Accelerated …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AeroVironment unveils Quantix Recon

    24th April 2020

    AeroVironment on 23 April launched a military variant of its Quantix crop-surveying UAV. Quantix Recon is a fully-automated hybrid VTOL UAS, designed to deliver high-resolution …

  • Defence Notes

    Egypt risks US wrath over Su-35 production

    19th May 2020

    Following reports of a first Egyptian Su-35 fighter jet entering production the US government could see fit to take action against its long-standing Middle Eastern …

  • Defence Notes

    Greek deal shows how far Israel-Turkey relations have fallen

    19th May 2020

    In an agreement that reflects major strategic shifts in recent years, the defence ministries of Greece and Israel signed a deal on 6 May for …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Saab hails X-band AESA trial

    24th April 2020

    Saab completed the first flight trial of its new X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar on 8 April. The company stated on 24 …

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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    MQ-28A Ghost Bat

    Initially, as a multirole system to escort crewed aircraft, the MQ-28A Ghost Bat has been reimagined as a proving platform. Its development began in 2013 and ...

  • 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 - 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 ...