Australia To Upgrade Hawk Trainers; Infrared Jammers For Transporters

Hawker
Credit: RAAF/SGT David Gibbs
BAE Systems has been awarded a A$1.5 billion ($1 billion) contract by Canberra to upgrade and lengthen the service life of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainer through 2031. A key improvement item is the replacement of the Rolls-Royce Adour Mk. 871 engines with the...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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