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Air 555 Phase 1: Royal Australian Air Force To Induct MC-55A Peregrine EW Aircraft, Amid China Tensions
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Australia
Air Platform
Royal Australian Air Force Received 50th F-35A Stealth Jets
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has welcomed its milestone 50th F-35A Lightning II aircraft, with two more fighters arriving at RAAF Base Williamtown in May this year. These latest additions to the F-35A fleet […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Australia Purchases Advanced Anti-radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM)
The US Department of State has approved a possible sale of AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGMs) to Australia for an estimated cost of $94 million. In its 21 June notification to the US Congress […]
Europe
Australia Sends More Armored Vehicles And Ammo To Ukraine
Five months on from Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Australia is bolstering military aid to the war-torn nation, sending more armoured vehicles to the frontline. The first four of 14 Australian M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Which stopgap submarine should the Royal Australian Navy build or buy off the shelf?
Australia only has one option left, a group of former senior navy personnel say, to build conventional submarines while waiting for the nuclear-powered program to begin. Experts at Global Defense Corp are concerned about the […]
Americas
U.S. Air Force Trials Australian E-7 Wedgetail As A Replacement For E-3 Sentry AEW&C
The U.S. Air Force conducted its first testing exercise with an E-7 Wedgetail, the Boeing Co. aircraft now used by Australia’s military that will begin to replace retiring E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The U.S. To Pass New Legislation Allowing Royal Australian Navy’s Sailors To Train On Nuclear Submarine
U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would establish a program to train Royal Australian Navy officers in operating nuclear-powered submarines, as Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. work on a collaborative path toward […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Austal Showcases New Offshore Patrol Concept 60
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Chinese J-16 Aircraft Dangerously Fly Past RAAF’s P-8A Poseidon MPA In International Airspace
Australian Defence officials have revealed a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) plane was intercepted by a Chinese J-16 fighter jet over the South China Sea last month. The incident happened five days after the Federal […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Austal Delivers 15th Guardian-class Patrol Boats
The vessel, Te Kukupa II, was then gifted by the Australian Government to the Cook Islands at a certificate signing ceremony held today at Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. The ceremony was attended by Commodore […]