NZ gets second P-8A Poseidon with torpedoes
New Zealand's second P-8A Poseidon arrived home on March 20th. Meanwhile the New Zealand Ministry of Defence confirmed MK 54 Torpedoes are included in...
New autonomous aircraft for Australia
Northrop Grumman formally unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft in Palmdale, California on 17 March 2023, contactairlandandsea reports.
The event was attended by Australian...
New B21s mooted for Australia
America's next-generation B-21 bomber could be sent to Australia to "accelerate" national security under a congressional proposal put to the US secretary of defense,...
Attack helicopters on the way out
By Bradley Perrett*
France invented the attack helicopter in 1956. Sixty-seven years later, Japan has decided that the idea has had its day, the Australian...
Maiden landing of fighter on board INS Vikrant
On 6 February 2023 a LCA (Navy) and a MiF-29K fighter aircraft landed on and took off from India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for the first...
The quest to be interchangeable
The U.S. Navy and its closest allies and partners continue their quest to become interchangeable — a step up from previous calls to be...
US Seahawk to get Australian overhaul
A United States Navy MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ will undergo a Periodic Maintenance Inspection (PMI) in Australia, as part of a demonstration of alternative maintenance...
Costly mothballed naval helicopters
The Australian government is paying to maintain seven trouble-plagued Taipan helicopters in a Brisbane warehouse after the navy ceased using them, the Guardian reports.
Officials...
China says its helicopter is better
China’s domestically developed Z-20 medium-lift utility helicopter has sparked a debate over its originality and effectiveness following an article in state media – Global...
Air Force ‘superior to Navy’ in procurement
Proven off-the-shelf purchases by the air force highlight the big risk of the Navy's approach, Bradley Perrett argues in The Canberra Times.
Australia can't make...