The start-up says its UAV systems will be able to carry payloads of 60 to 90kg at speeds of 120km/h, with a maximum range of 1,100km and fuel consumption of 21km per litre.
According to ATSB director of transport safety Dr Stuart Godley, while both pilots had made the required mandatory calls on the local common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), the Cherokee’s pilot had mistakenly called Mildura’s runway 36 “runway 35”….
Defence has picked Northrop Grumman to install the AN/ALQ-251 system that can offer radar warning and precision direction-finding of radio frequency threats.
In this iteration of Operation Solania, the ADF deployed a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan from No. 35 Squadron and supporting personnel to Kwajalein to support the maritime surveillance of the Marshall Islands’ exclusive economic zone.