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News - Royal Australian Air Force

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Northrop Grumman sonar to be tested on Iver4 UUV

    4th February 2020

    A Northrop Grumman synthetic aperture sonar is to be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) for testing, the company announced on 3 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US Army completes engine tests on next-gen Apache

    28th February 2020

    The Program Office for Army Aviation’s Advanced Turbine Engine Project Office announced on 27 February that is has carried out successful tests of the next-generation power …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    DroneShield progresses on xTechSearch programme

    28th January 2020

    DroneShield will advance to Phase III of the US Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) programme, the company announced on 27 January. The company’s selection follows …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon awarded USAF comms terminals work

    17th January 2020

    Raytheon has received a contract action from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the force element terminal (FET) development effort. The $442.2 …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Kenya to receive MD-530F​ helicopters in US FMS

    24th January 2020

    The Kenya Defence Force (KDF) is to receive six MD-530F helicopters under a US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. The programme was announced by the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    CMV-22B Osprey​ in first flight operations

    22nd January 2020

    The first CMV-22B Osprey aircraft has carried out its first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center. The aircraft, built by Boeing and Bell Textron …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon awarded FAB-T contract modification

    21st January 2020

    Raytheon has received a contract modification for its work on the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) production contract. The $36.8 million modification was …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Malaysia decides to retire Nuri helicopter fleet

    9th January 2020

    The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will phase out its Sikorsky S-61A Nuri fleet, said its newly appointed chief Gen Ackbal Samad on 7 January. …

  • Naval Warfare

    Naval review 2019: The never-ending Year of the (Royal) Navy

    27th December 2019

    Although 2017 was originally designated as the ‘Year of the Navy’ by the UK MoD, one could have been forgiven for thinking that this timeframe …

  • Military Logistics

    Keel laid for future HMCS Protecteur

    20th January 2020

    A ceremonial keel laying event has been held for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) first of two Joint Support Ships (JSS), the future HMCS Protecteur. …

  • Defence Notes

    New F-35A aircraft arrive in Australia

    12th December 2019

    Seven new F-35A Lightning II aircraft have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown. The delivery brings the total number of F-35A operating …

  • Defence Notes

    US DoD orders AMRAAM spares

    15th January 2020

    Raytheon Missile Systems will provide Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 33 spares under a $10.5 million contract modification issued by the US …

  • Military Logistics

    MTU Maintenance to become USAF F138 engine depot

    27th February 2020

    MTU Maintenance Canada will become the main depot for GE F138 engines and components that power USAF aircraft. The contract was awarded through the Canadian …

  • Air Warfare

    Two King Air 350ERs enter service with Leonardo’s ATOS system

    17th February 2020

    The ATOS mission system from Leonardo is installed on two Textron-built King Air 350ER maritime patrol aircraft that have entered into service with an undisclosed …

  • Training

    Kratos receives Australian DoD trainer update order

    8th January 2020

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a contract from the Australia Department of Defence to deliver hardware, software and technical data package upgrades for …

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 ...