Dota… Help or Hindrance? Mr Ian Perry is currently Chairman of the Australian Region Branch of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN) and spent 32 years as a senior officer with DCA/DOT before retiring in 1980. His views offer us considerable insight into the current DoTA situation and what it forebodes for

One of the few popular political/military judgements made by ex-President Jimmy Carter was the freeing of US aircraft manufacturers to pursue export fighter sales to a broad range of countries under the guise of the FX fighter concept in January of 1980. Up to that time US manufacturers had been able to pursue export sales

For many years the ultimate corporate status symbol was the Gulfstream II executive jet. This has more recently been eclipsed by its younger brother, the Gulfstream III featuring a new larger wing, complete with anti-drug winglets and a cabin stretch. Gulfstreams are not new to Australia. Associated Airlines, the private airline serving the diverse requirements

In the earliest days of aerial warfare, the penetration of enemy defences was basically a matter of timing and tactics. Reconnaissance aircraft and machines armed with lightweight bombs would cross the battle lines at the highest possible speed, often making use of marginal lighting conditions or clouds, or hugging the ground to minimise the chance