Fixed Wing Sensing of Australia Δ 12th of January 2014 Ω 11:42 PM

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~ Qantas

»Qantas

Qantas Defence Services is the area of Qantas Airways responsible for support of Defence programs:
ξ Aircraft Maintenance
ξ Engine Maintenance
ξ Aircraft Component Maintenance
ξ Avionics Maintenance
ξ Aircraft Modification and Upgrade

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~ Centre for Asia Pasific Aviation

»Centre for Asia Pasific Aviation

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~ Royal Australian Air Force

»Royal Australian Air Force

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~ Boeing in Brisbanesense

»Boeing in Brisbane
ξ Boeing Australia Limited President is David Withers
ξ Boeing was one of the first aerospace businesses encouraged to relocate to Brisbane
ξ In 1998, the company moved its operations in North Ryde, Sydney, and Avalon, Victoria, to a new headquarters at Boeing House in Brisbane's Central Business District
ξ the company's Queensland work force has increased from 150 employees to more than 1,750 and continues to grow
ξ locating the company's headquarters near Brisbane Airport and Boeing's major defense customers described as a huge factor in its growth
ξ projects include the ground-based air defense system Vigilare and
ξ the development of a radio system using High Frequency services
ξ the Systems Analysis Laboratory -- the Asia-Pacific region's leading virtual warfare, simulation and analysis center
ξ the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle team are also located in Brisbane
ξ ScanEagle provides vital surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for Australian and coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq
ξ over the past 10 years, the company has heavily invested in Brisbane through new technology, infrastructure, jobs and education.
ξ 17 Queensland high schools teaching aerospace subjects
ξ helped establish Australia's first dedicated Aviation High in the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield
ξ spreading business around and forming partnerships with small-to-medium sized, locally based companies to grow the local economy

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~ Fortburn

»Fortburn

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ξ the Minister for Defence, The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP
ξ the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, The Hon. Warren Snowdon MP
ξ the outcomes of initiatives taken by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and
ξ the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) have the potential to save the Defence Budget more than $400 million

ξ DSTO and DMO determined that the centre barrel structure of the RAAF’s F/A-18 aircraft are not as fatigued as originally anticipated
ξ this could reduce the number of F/A-18 Hornet aircraft requiring replacement of the fuselage centre barrel from 49 to just 10

ξ by reducing the number of centre barrel replacements required,
ξ the DMO and DSTO have effectively increased the availability of aircraft for operational use

ξ deferring future centre barrel replacements also provides the Government
ξ with increased flexibility and options for Australia’s future air combat capability

ξ DSTO conducted full-scale fatigue testing of ex-service centre barrels
ξ as part of the structural refurbishment program for the F/A-18 fleet
ξ in order to attain a more accurate assessment of the fatigue life of the centre barrel

ξ fatigue testing and analysis conducted by DSTO has shown that
ξ the actual life of the Hornet centre barrels is 10%, or 2 years, greater than originally certified

The centre barrel testing program is a joint effort undertaken by
ξ Defence,
ξ QinetiQ-Aerostructures and
ξ Fortburn

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