RAAF sells remaining F/A-18s to US military contractor
Defence has sold “up to 46” soon-to-be retired RAAF F/A-18 ‘classic’ Hornets to a commercial air combat training company in America.
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Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force news
Boeing Super Hornet and Growler maintenance contract extended
Boeing Defence Australia’s contract to maintain Super Hornet and Growler aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley has been extended for four years.
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Wedgetail impresses at Cope North
With up to 60 fast jets in the air around Guam, a No. 2 Sqn E-7A Wedgetail follows the fight, providing battlespace surveillance during Exercise Cope North.
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RAAF Hercules makes historic landing in Antarctica
A newly modified C-130J Hercules has landed at Australia’s glacial runway at Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica, marking one of its longest ever flights.
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RAAF Base Darwin new works for north-facing activities
RAAF Base Darwin is set to receive a new hangar, maintenance and working facilities to accomodate P-8A Poseidon and other aircraft operating in the north.
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$1.1billion boost for Tindal to accomodate F-35As and Americans
Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory to announce a new $1.1billion upgrade to accomodate JSF and Americans.
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RAAF Base East Sale gets new firefighting truck
ADF personnel at RAAF Base East Sale welcomed the arrival of a new Broadspectrum Panther-S firefighting vehicle and the increased capability it will bring.
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F-35A at Richmond – 26 Feb 2020
Six Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from RAAF Base Williamtown will conduct diversion training into RAAF Base Richmond on 26 Feb 2020.
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First homegrown F-35A engine removal
The first removal of an F135 engine from an F-35A Lightning II by a Royal Australian Air Force unit happened RAAF Base Williamtown recently.
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Aus/UK open splinter F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory
Australia and the UK have officially opened an Australian and United Kingdom F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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Hornets head west for dual exercises
Up to seven RAAF F/A-18A/B Hornets from No. 75 Squadron will arrive at RAAF Base Pearce today to support Exercise Phoenix Black and Exercise Nigrum Pugio.
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Poseidon on North Korea sanctions monitoring
Australia is deploying a RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraft in support of United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea.
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RAAFie axewoman has more quals than she ever dreamt of
Five years into her ADF career, Leading Aircraftwoman Tiarne Westland has more construction and destruction qualifications than she ever dreamt of.
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Amberley Aviation Heritage open day 1 of 2020
Wheels, wings and other exciting things will provide a great day out for the public at the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre public open day.
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RAAF planties defend Bush Capital
RAAF plant operators typically prepare and repair airfields, but their heavy machinery was used recently to prepare bushfire defences south of Canberra.
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When learning and skills translate perfectly
Long before Flight Lieutenant Rebecca Marshall even considered joining the Royal Australian Air Force, she fell in love with Japan.
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Endangered wallabies hop a lift with ‘Wallaby Airlines’
Endangered southern brush-tail rock wallabies made an inter-state hop with Air Force’s very own ‘Wallaby Airlines’ during Operation Bushfire Assist.
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Brand new unit’s intelligent contribution to Bushfire Assist
Real-time mapping from the Air Warfare Centre has provided crucial information for the emergency services engaged in bushfire fighting across Australia.
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RAAF reservist fighting under a different hat
With an RAAF career that started in 1976, Squadron Leader Del Gaudry has worn many hats in her time – currently a firefighter’s in the Blue Mountains.
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Canadians lend a hand delivering fire retardant
Approximately 29 tonnes of fire retardant was delivered to RAAF Base Richmond from the USA on 1 February by a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177A Globemaster.
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