Testing Confirms Long Hawk Life As RAAF Mulls Replacement

BAE Hawk Mk. 127 airframe in fatigue testing at DSTG's Melbourne, Australia, facility.
Credit: BAE Systems
Completion of a 14-year fatigue test program has bolstered a case for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) retaining instead of replacing its BAE Hawk trainers. The work verified the 10,000-hr. design life of the airframe, BAE said, noting that the RAAF’s 33 Hawks have flown for only a third of...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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