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Airbus Defence and Space has confirmed that the investigation in to the cause of the May 9 Airbus A400m crash that killed four people and injured two is now centred on the aircraft’s engine control system.
The Royal Australian Air Force will fly its Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in civilian airspace for the first time in June, after signing a Memorandum of Agreement with Australia’s airspace control body, Airservices Australia.
A new South Australian BankSA defence industry trends bulletin suggests that despite expected job losses and little momentum before the early 2020s, South Australia is well placed to benefit from the construction of Australia’s next submarine fleet, even if they are sourced overseas.
Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice-Admiral Tim Barrett was welcomed to the Austal stand at IMDEX Asia 2015 held last week in Singapore by Marketing Manager, Paul Sparke.
Five outstanding employers have been recognised for their support of Australian Defence Force Reservists at the National Employer Support Awards in Canberra overnight.
Dr Mark Thomson from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) released his 2015-16 budget brief on May 28.
The 2015 Queensland Returned Services League (RSL) Youth Development Program will focus on helping realise the dreams of students from families of former and serving veterans.
Australia’s fleet of six E-7A Wedgetail aircraft has achieved Final Operational Capability, as announced by Defence Minister Kevin Andrews and Deputy Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Davies at Fairbairn in Canberra yesterday.
At the International Maritime Defence Expo (IMDEX) held in Singapore last week, Australia’s Chief of Navy VADM Tim Barrett visited the PACIFIC 2015 stand
Kongsberg will supply its Protector remote weapon system for Supacat’s Extenda special forces vehicle in Australian service.
Australia’s first Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer entered the water on Saturday, with a launch event in Adelaide.
Students from three Australian secondary schools have used 3D design and printing to create body parts for a figurine, through a three month videoconference-based project delivered by Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, with support from Raytheon.
The Royal Australian Air Force has streamed full motion live video from a Heron Unmanned Aircraft System airborne over Woomera in South Australia, to the cargo bay of a specially-fitted C-17A Globemaster airlifter 2000km away at Fairbairn in Canberra.
Six U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet aircraft, the Vertical Takeoff and Landing version, will spend the next two weeks at sea aboard the USS Wasp, to begin the first shipboard phase of the F-35B Operational Test (OT-1).
Troops from Japan and New Zealand will join Australia and the United States for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015 in July.
Airbus is continuing the A400M flight test program, declaring that it will not ground the test aircraft unless evidence from the May 9 crash of an aircraft at Seville that killed four people and injured two suggests the Atlas is not safe to fly.
