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Australian Nuclear-powered submarines welcomed

Former Royal Navy (RN) nuclear submarine executive officer, Captain Henry Finnis (retd), sees the benefits of Australia acquiring the vessels as he reflects on his career as a submariner.

  
 

 

 
Royal Australian Maritime Air Power on Show
• Royal Australian Maritime Air Power on Show
— Maritime air power was on show in Guam as a RAAF P-8A Poseidon participated in Exercise Sea Dra....>>
 
Australia to Purchase Second MQ-4C Triton Aircraft
• Australia to Purchase Second MQ-4C Triton Aircraft
— Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) welcomes the announcement last month by the Australian....>>
 
US Approves $1.3Bln Sale of Surveillance Aircraft to Australia
• US Approves $1.3Bln Sale of Surveillance Aircraft to Australia
— The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said that the US Department of State approved the sale ....>>
 
Team 21 in bid for Australian pilot training contract
• Team 21 in bid for Australian pilot training contract
— A consortium made up of Lockheed Martin Australia, Pilatus and Hawker Pacific submit bid to hel....>>
 
Australia plans to buy 12 EA-18G, 24 F/A-18E/F

• Australia plans to buy 12 EA-18G, 24 F/A-18E/F

  
 
Australia Sticks With JSF, Will Buy Growlers, New Subs • Australia Sticks With JSF, Will Buy Growlers, New Subs  
 
Attempt to close open door led to fatal R44 crash
• Attempt to close open door led to fatal R44 crash
— The crash of a Robinson R44 that killed two well-known filmmakers last year — and called attent....>>
 
BAE's superdrone Taranis to be tested at Woomera
• BAE's superdrone Taranis to be tested at Woomera
— The most secretive piece of airspace in Australia - the RAAF-run Woomera flight test range in S....>>
 
Why Australia should scratch the F-35 and fly Sukhois
• Why Australia should scratch the F-35 and fly Sukhois
— The F-35 Lighting was the first choice of the Australian air force. But several thunderbolts ha....>>
 
First Australian F-35 Fighter Aircraft in Production
• First Australian F-35 Fighter Aircraft in Production
— Australia's first two F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft are progressing down the US prod....>>
 
  Australia AIR FORCE NEWS ARCHIVES: News & Headlines
• Airbus Military to exhibit A330 MRTT at Singapore Airshow (12.02.2012)
• RAN's RMI 2 programme gathers pace (7.02.2012)
• Extra Chinooks arrive in Australia (31.01.2012)
• Boeing, Thales pick EC135 for training (30.01.2012)
• EC135 selected for Boeing, Thales ADF bid (27.01.2012)
• Royal Australian Army S-70A9 Black Hawks Resume Operations (25.01.2012)
• Think tank calls for Growlers (10.01.2012)
• Fourth RAAF KC-30A handed over in Spain (3.01.2012)
• Australia to purchase $950 million of military aircraft (23.12.2011)
• Australian Defence Force’s Bolsters CH-47D Chinook Capability (13.12.2011)
• RAAF honours F-111 personnel (2.12.2011)
• Defence accepts final Australian Eurocopter Tiger ARH (2.12.2011)
• Defence takes 14th Australian Aerospace MRH 90 (30.11.2011)
• Arianespace to launch Australian satellite Optus 10 (21.11.2011)
• Royal Australian Air Force receives third Airbus Military A330MRTT (12.11.2011)
• Boeing Delivery of RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets Completed (21.10.2011)
• Australian Army CH-47D Chinooks grounded over control issues (6.10.2011)
• Aust takes delivery of 5th C-17 aircraft (16.09.2011)
• A Tough Sell For Australia (14.08.2011)
• NATO warship frees crew after attack by pirates (19.02.2011)
 
• Airbus Military to exhibit A330 MRTT at Singapore Airshow (12.02.2012)
• RAN's RMI 2 programme gathers pace (7.02.2012)
• Extra Chinooks arrive in Australia (31.01.2012)
• Boeing, Thales pick EC135 for training (30.01.2012)
• EC135 selected for Boeing, Thales ADF bid (27.01.2012)
• Royal Australian Army S-70A9 Black Hawks Resume Operations (25.01.2012)
• Think tank calls for Growlers (10.01.2012)
• Fourth RAAF KC-30A handed over in Spain (3.01.2012)
• Australia to purchase $950 million of military aircraft (23.12.2011)
• Australian Defence Force’s Bolsters CH-47D Chinook Capability (13.12.2011)
• RAAF honours F-111 personnel (2.12.2011)
• Defence accepts final Australian Eurocopter Tiger ARH (2.12.2011)
• Defence takes 14th Australian Aerospace MRH 90 (30.11.2011)
• Arianespace to launch Australian satellite Optus 10 (21.11.2011)
• Royal Australian Air Force receives third Airbus Military A330MRTT (12.11.2011)
• Boeing Delivery of RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets Completed (21.10.2011)
• Australian Army CH-47D Chinooks grounded over control issues (6.10.2011)
• Aust takes delivery of 5th C-17 aircraft (16.09.2011)
• A Tough Sell For Australia (14.08.2011)
• NATO warship frees crew after attack by pirates (19.02.2011)
 
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• RAAF Classifies Growlers as Support Plane
(20.03.2013)
Is an electronic attack aircraft a combat aircraft? Not according to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which is classifying its forthcoming squadron of Boeing EA-18G Growlers ...>>

• Boeing Names Ferra Engineering a Supplier for Extended Range JDAMs
(16.03.2013)
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Brisbane, Australia-based Ferra Engineering to build wing kits that triple the effective range of the Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JD...>>

• Cancel Australia JSF program involvement: Greens
(1.03.2013)
THE federal government should scrap its involvement in the $US570 billion ($A560 billion) US joint strike fighter (JSF) program, the Australian Greens say....>>

• Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopter presented with Australian certificate of airworthiness
(1.03.2013)
Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, announces that the Ka-32A11BC firefighting helicopter w...>>

• US Supremo says Joint Strike Fighters for Australia on schedule
(27.02.2013)
F-35 JSF's due to be delivered to Australia in 2020 Australia will pay $US90m (A$88.42m) for each JSFs can't fly in lightning Lockheed says JSFs better and cheaper....>>

• Lockheed Martin Completes 400th MH-60 Digital Cockpit
(26.02.2013)
Lockheed Martin Completes 400th MH-60 Digital Cockpit for Installation on First Australian Romeo Helicopter...>>

  




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