RAAF Hornet lands at AWM
RAAF F/A-18A Hornet A21-022 – with a distinguished 30-year history of service – has been welcomed into the Australian War Memorial collection.
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RAAF pilot/instructor farewelled after 2-year American attachment
After almost two years in the United States completing the F-35A Lightning II operational conversion course and subsequently qualifying as
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Aussie ingenuity powers increased fighter-engine work
Australian business TAE Aerospace has significantly increased its share of maintenance work on the F414 engines that power the RAAF’s
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F/A-18A ‘classic’ Hornet retirement photos
RAAF F/A-18A Hornets did formation flying near Newcastle recently and used the opportunity to capture final in-air photos before retirement.
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Lightning Storm over the east coast
Exercise Lightning Storm has concluded after three weeks of intensive aerial combat training on the east coast of Australia.
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Poster wanted
I contacted a number of ADF ppl from areas such as recruitment, public relations, admin etc a month or so
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Last deep-level maintenance for ‘classic’ Hornets
The last F/A-18A/B Hornets to undergo deeper maintenance servicing have rolled out of the Boeing Defence Australia facility at RAAF
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Eagle-eyed photographer snaps rare bird formation
Eagle-eyed residents in Taree, NSW spotted RAAF training missions between a KC-30A multi-role tanker transport and several fighters including F-35As.
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StormBreaker glide bomb for Super Hornets
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18 Super Hornet.
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Two serious crashes at Eglin AFB in a week
An F-35A Joint Strike Fighter assigned to 58th Fighter Squadron crashed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, around 9:30pm local time yesterday, 19 May 2020.
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New round of Defence Global Competitiveness Grants announced
The latest recipients of the Defence Global Competitiveness Grants to help small businesses to pursue new opportunities in global markets
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The importance of a National Sovereignty Strategy – Jim Molan
Three months ago, as Australia was emerging from a nightmarish summer of bushfires, the first reports of a mysterious new
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10 years since Super Hornets hit Amberley
March 2020 marked a decade since the F/A-18F Super Hornet arrived at RAAF Base Amberley – with operators looking forward to the next 10 years with the jet.
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Aussie company to produce JSF ammo at Benalla
In an Australian first, Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions is set to produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
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500th JSF delivered – 250,000 hrs flown
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 this week – while the world F-35 fleet has surpassed 250,000 flight hours.
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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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Qld company first JSF engine maintainers outside USA
Queensland’s TAE Aerospace has become the first company outside the USA to repair a Pratt & Whitney F135 engine from an
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RAAF marks end of pilot training for ‘Classic’ Hornets
Ten Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A/B ‘Classic’ Hornets from Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) based at RAAF Base Williamtown
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KC-30As ‘elephant walk’ at Amberley
On 15 November 2019, No. 33 Squadron prepared five of its KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports for launch at the same
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RAAF settles on MQ-9B for armed drone program
RAAF’s desire to acquire an armed remotely-piloted aircraft system is a step closer with the formal down-selection of the General
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