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RAAF’s F-35 Will Start Diversion Training Over Canberra
Two stealth fighter jets will be training over Canberra on Thursday. Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft from No. 3 Squadron, based at RAAF Base Williamtown, will conduct diversion training into Canberra Airport. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAAF P-8 Poseidon And US Navy Take Part In An Exercise
RAAF P-8A Poseidons are taking part in an anti-submarine warfare exercise alongside forces from the US, Japan, Canada, India and New Zealand in Guam. The 125 hours of in-flight training will culminate in a mission […]
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RAAF’s F-35A Ready For Combat Missions
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared its multi-billion-dollar fleet of Joint Strike Fighters is ready for deployment, two years after the first F-35As were delivered from the United States. Since 2018, the controversial […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAAF Super Hornet to Showcase Dazzling Flypast during the Christmas Weeks
The Royal Australia Air Force’s No. 77 Squadron is saying farewell to its F/A-18A/B Hornets this week with a series of aerial displays over Port Stephens and Newcastle. It comes as RAAF Base Williamtown, home […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAF and RAAF to Sign Major Agreement on Joint Cooperation
The RAAF and the UK’s RAF have signed a landmark agreement to formalise their long-standing co-operation, which allows the two organisations to share bases and information. The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, […]
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Australia plans to boost MRO facility for aircraft
The Australian government has launched a plan to promote the development of domestic capability to support military aircraft. The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Implementation Plan – issued on 12 November – outlines how the Department […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAN And RAAF Joins Regional Deployment In Guam
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) units and personnel have deployed to take part in a series of large scale training exercises in the Pacific region. Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
RAAF formally accepted 30th F-35 stealth jet
The Royal Australian Air Force has formally accepted its 30th F-35A Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin, as the nation’s fifth-generation fighter fleet and capability continues to grow, writes Stephen Kuper. Significant work is undertaken […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indian Tajinder Kumar becomes first RAAF officer
A decade after Tajinder Kumar landed in Australia and took up a job as a washroom cleaner, he is set to become a commissioned officer with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). After spending the […]