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A C-27J Spartan fires flares during an aerial display at the Australian International Airshow 2025, Avalon. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

C-27J Spartan hits 10 years in RAAF

01/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2291 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

From the rugged terrain of the Australian Outback to the tropical jungles of Papua New Guinea, C-27J Spartan has proven

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35 Squadron C-27J personnel unload supplies at Buka Airport, Bougainville, during the first detachment of air-lift support in Papua New Guinea. Story by Tastri Murdoch.
News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF C-27J Spartan aids PNG

11/10/202314/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2002 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, PNGDF

Rotational deployment of a RAAF C-27J Spartan under the Defence Pacific Air Program is providing additional aviation support to Papua

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Corporal Jordan Oakley and Corporal Ashleigh Shannon greet members of the Badu Island community, during Exercise Coastwatcher Wallaby 23. Story by Corporal Jordan Oakley and Corporal Ashleigh Shannon greet members of the Badu Island community, during Exercise Coastwatcher Wallaby 23. Photos: Private Dean Armstrong. Photos by Private Dean Armstrong.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

TS Islanders witness C-27J’s unique abilities

08/08/202309/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2226 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, C-27J Spartan, Exercise Coastwatcher Wallaby, No. 35 Squadron, Torres Strait Islands

Torres Strait Island communities are set to benefit from C-27J Spartans’ increased capability to land and take-off on shorter and

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A No 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan flies at low level over Aussie bush.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Radio upgrade for C-27J Spartan fleet

27/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2150 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

Defence has signed a Commonwealth Avionics Upgrade Acquisition Contract for the C-27J Spartan light tactical fixed-wing fleet. FILE PHOTO: A

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Personnel attending the Air Lift Systems Program Office C-27J Senior Partnering Board experience a RAAF C-27J Spartan tactical flying. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Showcasing the C-27J Spartan

21/06/202124/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2671 Views 0 Comments

Air Lift Systems Program Office (ALSPO) has taken a fresh approach to showcasing the C-27J Spartan’s capability across Defence and

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RAAF C-27J Spartan A34-007 lands at Benning Airfield, Queensland, during Exercise Ready Spartan Prove. Photo by Corporal Colin Dadd.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

C-27J Spartan proves it’s ready for anything

21/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3196 Views 0 Comments

The C-27J Spartan medium transport aircraft displayed many airborne-operations capabilities on Exercise Ready Spartan Prove (RSP).

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RAAF C-27J Spartan. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Australia’s C-27J fleet fully delivered

18/04/201818/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9606 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

The Royal Australian Air Force today welcomed the 10th and final C-27J Spartan into service during a ceremony at RAAF

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A RAAF C-27J Spartan flies over Sydney to celebrate 75 years of No 35 Squadron. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

C-27J Spartan marks milestone with special flight

13/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4434 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

The Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron celebrated the 75th anniversary of its formation with a special flight over

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A RAAF C-27J Spartan takes off from Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Woodbourne during Exercise Southern Katipo 2017.
Australian New Zealand News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

C-27J Spartan deploys on first international exercise

27/10/201727/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5106 Views 0 Comments

RAAF’s No. 35 Squadron achieved a significant milestone this month when it deployed a C-27J Spartan battlefield air lifter to

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Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

C-27J Spartans show off outback landing capabilities

26/10/201726/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6246 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

Whoever said there was nothing to see on the Nullabor Plains didn’t account for a pair of Royal Australian Air

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A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan transport aircraft from No 35 Squadron takes off from Walcha Airport during a training mission. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology Videos 

C-27J Spartan dirt-track training

08/10/201708/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5093 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan transport aircraft from No 35 Squadron took off and landed several times at

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A No 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan flies at low level over Aussie bush.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Initial Operating Capability for C-27J Spartan

16/12/201616/12/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10820 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan

The RAAF today announced the achievement of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the fleet of C-27J Spartan aircraft. Chief of

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A No 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan flies at low level over Aussie bush.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

The first of 10 C-27J Spartans arrived in Australia today

30/06/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5620 Views 2 Comments C-27J, RAAF, Spartan

The first of 10 C-27J Spartans arrived in Australia today. Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Geoff Brown welcomed the first

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Defence Cooperation Program qualified flying instructor Squadron Leader Cory Fischer and PNG Defence Force Air Transport Wing Second Lieutenant Rothman Spaiye flying a PNG Defence Force PAC-750XL. Story by Squadron Leader Belinda Culley. Photo by Squadron Leader Cory Fischer.
News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF aviators strengthen PNG partnership

12/11/202512/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 228 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group, Air Mobility Group (AMG), C-27J Spartan, Defence Cooperation Program, Defence Pacific Assistance Program (DPAP)

In a display of regional cooperation and capability enhancement, RAAF 35 Squadron’s C-27J Spartan aircraft continues supporting the long-standing Defence

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Australian Army image specialist Corporal Andrew Shaw captures naval manoeuvres during Exercise Bersama Lima 2025, off the coast of Malaysia. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Air Specialist Class 1 Christian Sparks RAF.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Regional partners mark firsts on Ex Bersama Lima

08/10/202508/10/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 840 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Lima, Five Power Defence Arrangements, HADR, Malaysia

This year’s Exercise Bersama Lima marked a series of firsts and a strong emphasis on future-ready capabilities of the Five

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Members of the public excitingly enter the RAAF Richmond Air Show 2025. Photo by Aircraftman Jonathon McCaffrey.
History News Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

A wrap on RAAF Richmond Airshow 2025

30/09/202530/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1640 Views 2 Comments RAAF Richmond

About 80,000 people flocked to Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond over the weekend of September 27 and 28 to

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News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF shines at Riverfire 2025

06/09/202506/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4512 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler, C-17A Globemaster III and, for the first time, a C-27J Spartan conducted flypasts

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Personnel from 35 Squadron prepare a C-27J Spartan for an aerial surveillance patrol during Operation Solania in the Solomon Islands. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.
News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

Spartan sustains Solania in Pacific

27/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3400 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Solania, Solomon Islands

The third instalment of Operation Solania for the year took place in the Pacific from August 4-17, when the ADF

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A staff cadet from Royal Military College – Duntroon provides security during Exercise Koepang, the cadets' final field exercise, in Goulburn, NSW. Story by Captain Carlie Gibson. Photo by Corporal Jack Pearce.
Australian Army News 

Urban environment tests staff cadets

12/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2221 Views 0 Comments ADF Cadets, Royal Military College-Duntroon (RMC-D)

Goulburn’s famous resident, ‘Rambo’ The Big Merino, was upstaged recently when 133 staff cadets from the Royal Military College –

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Corporal Danielle Sass, a loadmaster on a C-27J Spartan aircraft at 35 Squadron, after her graduation at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Madeleine Magee. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.
ADF People Royal Australian Air Force 

Egyptologist takes up RAAF career

30/07/202509/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2362 Views 0 Comments 35 Squadron, C-27J Spartan, RAAF Amberley

What do the Royal Australian Air Force and Egyptology have in common? CAPTION: Corporal Danielle Sass, a loadmaster on a C-27J

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