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Australian F-18 Super Hornet Achieves Final Operational Capability
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft have achieved Final Operational Capability (FOC). This is a major milestone for the Super Hornet fleet and is a major step forward for Australia’s Air Combat Capability The [...]
Australia’s Future Air Capability
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today provided an update on planning for Australia’s future Air Combat Capability. “Australia’s Air Combat Capability is a vital part of our national security framework. The Government will not allow a gap in our Air Combat Capability to occur,” Mr Smith said. In [...]
Fighter Aircraft: Better Cost Estimates Needed for Extending the Service Life of Selected F-16s and F/A-18s
The Air Force plans to upgrade and extend the service life of 300 F-16 aircraft and the Navy 150 F/A-18 aircraft, at a combined cost estimated at almost $5 billion in fiscal year 2013 dollars. The Air Force plans to extend the service life of selected F-16s by 2,000 flying hours each as well as [...]
Brazil to delay jet decision until 2013, no favorite
Brazil will postpone until next year a decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter and there is currently no favorite, a government source said Friday. “The government budget does not include an outlay for the purchase of the jets, the decision is for 2013″, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, [...]
Northrop to Develop Navigation System for E/F-18 Fighters
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has been awarded a competitive prototyping contract by The Boeing Company to develop an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will produce a prototype inertial navigation system demonstrating fiber-optic gyro performance suitability for F/A-18 E/F [...]
Raytheon and US Navy Begin MALD-J Super Hornet Integration
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company have begun integrating the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer variant into the U.S. Navy’s fleet of F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. The integration process will include a series of risk reduction activities and technology demonstrations. MALD is a state-of-the-art, low-cost flight vehicle that is modular, air-launched and programmable. It weighs [...]
Boeing, US Navy Conduct FA-18EF Satellite Communications Test
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system that, if implemented, will enable F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrews to conduct two-way, secure voice and data communications with other SATCOM-enabled aircraft, ships, ground forces and command centers. The test took place May 23-30 at the Naval Air Warfare [...]
Canadian National Fighter Procurement Secretariat Now Operational
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, today announced that the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat is now operational. The Secretariat will ensure that due diligence, oversight, and transparency are applied so that the Royal Canadian Air Force acquires the fighter aircraft it needs to complete [...]
Boeing Delivers 1st EA-18G Growler Featuring Indian Made Part
Boeing on May 3 delivered to the U.S. Navy the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft with a cockpit subassembly produced by Bangalore-based Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The subassembly provides cockpit floodlighting compatible with the aircraft’s Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS). Boeing awarded BEL an initial contract in March 2011 for work on Super Hornet [...]
