Avalon Airshow 2019: Day 2
Its day 2 of the Avalon airshow and boy oh boy its been a big one with some really big announcements especially for the Australian defence industry.
Earlier today, the 27th of February 2019 defence minister Christoper Pyne revealed the existence of the first high performing military aircraft to be designed and developed in Australia in more than 6 decades.
The ATS or the Air Power Teaming System is designed and developed by the Boeing Phantom Works Australian team. It is a fighter sized autonomous and unmanned system designed to operate with manned systems as a loyal wingman.
Also announced today was the largest ever drone order in history for STEM related drones. We sat down with Jack Cullen from JAR Aerospace to discuss what it means for his business and the future development of the Australian Air Force Cadets.
I sat down with 7 guests including Air Commodore Phil Gordon who is the commander of the Air Warfare Centre as well as Carley Scott from Equatorial Launch Australia who are building Australia’s first space port.