DEFENCE CONNECT: Sikorsky Australia, has been awarded a new three-year contract worth AU$313.5 million to continue its long-standing maintenance and sustainment partnership with the Royal Australian Navy to support the […]
Aviation News Jake Nelson 6th January: A Navy trainee has become the first in Australia to earn her pilot’s wings from 1 Flying Training School at RAAF Base East Sale […]
Kongsberg Defence Australia Breaking News: The Albanese Government will contribute up to $850 million in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia to manufacture and service missiles at Williamtown near Newcastle. The […]
A new naval combat concept demonstrated by the US shows that amphibious ships can be turned into small aircraft carriers, adding power and flexibility to the nation’s navy, say analysts, […]
The Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) hosted a black-tie reception at the FAA Museum in Nowra, NAW, to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Guests included former Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral […]
Debunking the myth: the rise and fall of the Zero By Fred Lane (This article was first published in NOCN 84, 1 March 2011.) One of the more highly trumpeted […]
The P-40 Curtiss Kittyhawk The P-40 Kittyhawk – goes well, downhill. The aircraft type flown by Nicky Barr in RAAF 3 Squadron had a long and colourful history that commenced […]
National Air and Space, Dulles Out near Dulles Airport, Virginia, about 40 minutes by car from Washington, DC, is an important new Smithsonian aerospace facility, the huge Steven F. Udvar-Hazy […]
USN WW II dive and torpedo bombers Book review by Fred Lane Tillman B and R.L. Lawson. US Navy dive and torpedo bombers of WW II. MBI Publishing: St […]
USN WW II Fighters book review by Fred Lane Tillman B. and Lawson R.L. US Navy fighters of WW II. MBI Publishing: St Paul. 1998. Paperback 96 pp with index […]
