It’s not really the usual manner in which profile stories I write for Australian Aviation come about. I usually contact them, but here was a case of reverse osmosis. They (Fleet Support) asked me if I would like to microscope their operation, and if I were to find it interesting enough, write a feature about
Universal Tactical Aviation Part II The GDIMDC A-12A Avenger 2 The cancellation earlier this year of the US Navy’s A-12 Advanced Tactical Aircraft program was a major loss for US naval tactical aviation. The stealthy ATA was to become a key element in the USN’s carrier warfighting strategy, replacing the ageing fleet of Grumman A-6Es,
Trans-Pacific Power Struggle Increases as Northwest Enters Market Late last year Australia came close to hosting the four biggest US carriers without even having a say on the subject. In the span of a fortnight, two deals involving Australian routes were almost struck amongst US carriers that would have replaced the sixth and thirteenth largest
Kiwi’ Smaking Oz Headlines Australia has been hitting the headlines recently with aviation stories involving New Zealanders. The Pacific Aerospace Corporation of Waikato, in the North Island, has handed over the first of twelve new aircraft to the British Aerospace-Ansett Flying College in New South Wales. PAC won a deal worth $NZ3. 5 million and
Imagine a radio set that is capable of working as a cellular phone or an aircraft communications unit – or both simultaneously. In the commercial and military worlds, it could link networks that can’t communicate with each other so they can operate as one. Traditionally we think of individual types of radio as being inherently