More Black Hawk Helicopters for the Army The Minister for Defence, Mr Kim Beazley, has confirmed the acquisition of a further 25 Sikorsky S-70A- 9 Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army. The total project cost Is $500 million (at August 1986) Mr Beazley said. “The additional Black Hawks, together with the initial acquisition of

Abaa Appoints Chief Executive Following on the introduction of ABAA to readers in the May issue the Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Kellaway as its Chief Executive. Michael Kellaway joins the ABAA after a career which has included the Royal Air Force on Coastal Command duties, Department of Aviation in Airways

British Aerospace 146-300 Every airliner has a certain primary marketing virtue that its opponents find difficult to match. Britain’s only jet airliner, the 146, boasts an Incredibly low noise signature, good field performance and a beautiful five-abreast interior – all marketing assets that will be even more apparent on their latest offering, the stretched -300.

Defence Cut in Mini-Budget but White Paper Aspirations Survive The Defence Minister, Mr Kim Beazley insists that the major thrust of this year’s Defence White Paper remains intact in spite of cuts inflicted in the Government’s mini-budget on May 13. Such confidence, not surprisingly, is not shared by Opposition MPs, and even within some of