aviation
Have the MH17 and MH370 disasters changed civil aviation security?
September 11 by Joel MullishIt’s been a torrid year for the civilian aviation industry with this year’s news cycle dominated by the tragic fates of Malaysian Airline flights MH17 and MH370. Airlines and governments...
European Air Group gives thoughts on aviation medicine
April 20 by Francisco J Mendi PompaThe EAG As it was foreseen and predicted by so many it’s now time to widen the horizon of our aspirations. We all have seen our defence budgets becoming smaller year by year; but being smaller...
Open Architecture Cuts Its Teeth on US Naval Air Platform Integration
August 30 by Robert DensmoreOpen architecture for naval air platforms can be translated into two words: real competition. Gerard Walles is the Avionics Department AIR-4.5 Staff Director for Open Architecture & Information Assu...
Defence IQ Library Book Reviews Have Arrived – A Call to Arms
July 28 by Neil WaghornDefenceIQ has launched a book review section to the portal. Designed to give our readers an insight into what we’re reading and rating at the moment, with suggestions of books that our readers...
European Air Group: 'We Must Standardise Procedures to Recover Downed Aircrew'
June 06 by Samantha Tanner[inlinead] Lt Col Uwe Schleimer of the German Air Force is the Group Director for the European Air Group. This multilateral body works toward enhancing interoperability between partner nations, pa...
'Take Charge and Move Out': VX-20 Launches E-6B TACAMO Into 21st Century Air Order of Battle
March 03 by Robert DensmoreFeatured in this interview is US Navy Commander Adam Scott, who is a platform coordinator at VX-20 Air Test and Evaluation Squadron in Pax River, Maryland. Included in his remit are the E-6 Mercury,...
Australian Department of Defence signs $21m Chinook maintenance contract with BAE
March 01 by Australian Department of DefenceMinister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that Defence had signed a contract with BAE Systems to maintain the Army’s fleet of Chinook Helicopters. The $20.9 million contr...
Bell Helicopter Awarded $640M Contract
January 18 by Bell Helicopter Press OfficeBell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been awarded a 10-year, $640M (CAN) support services contract for the Canadian Forces CH146 Griffon fleet. This contract, known as the...