Poseidon and Ballarat tasked in extreme yacht rescue
Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Ballarat and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon have been tasked in a long-range search and rescue
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Cost of Triton buy still confused after RAAF ‘clarification’
Back in June, I ran a story under the headline “Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost” – so I
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Poseidon simulator ready for training in South Australia
Two P-8A Poseidon pilot simulators and other training systems have been formally handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force
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RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!
“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It
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RAAF’s Poseidon fires first Harpoon
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air
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RAAF helps armies sink ex-USS Racine
Live fire from aircraft, a submarine and land assets participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the
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P-8A Poseidon looking forward to first missile firing
Royal Australian Air Force 11 Squadron said ‘Aloha!’ for the first time after deploying one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime
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Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost
The Australian government today announced a $1.4billion spend on acquiring “the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft” through
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Australia deploys P-8A Poseidon to police Korean sanctions
Australia will deploy a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to contribute to the enforcement of United Nations Security
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RAAF declares ‘Initial Operating Capability’ for P-8A Poseidon
Australia’s new maritime surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), five months ahead of the original
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Sixth P-8A Poseidon – first door-to-door delivery
Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing Seattle team members traveled more than 9400 miles to deliver a P-8A Poseidon to the
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$659 million for new Poseidon infrastructure at RAAF Edinburgh
Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced $659 million in funding at RAAF
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RAAF P-8A Poseidon completes first overseas deployment
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon has completed its first deployment to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base (RMAF)
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RAAF Poseidon in real-life rescue drama – though navigation a bit sus
The Royal Australian Air Force’s latest maritime surveillance and response capability – the P-8A Poseidon – assisted with the co-ordination of a
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Young eyes look to the skies – Part 3
Air Force Cadets experience the new P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft Australian Air Force Cadets from 6 Wing were among the
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Eau de politician washed off shiny new jet
On 17 November 2016 the first RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft landed at RAAF Base Edinburgh – and the
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Australia’s first P-8A Poseidon arrives in Canberra
Australia’s newest addition to our airforce, the P-8A Poseidon, touched down in Canberra today. CAPTION: Australia’s first P-8A Poseidon at
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MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon exchanged full-motion video
During a flight test on June 2, an MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon successfully exchanged full-motion video for the
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