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A United States Navy P-8A Poseidon taxis past a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon on the No. 92 Wing flightline at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

US Navy Poseidon gets Aussie fuel top-up

11/04/202216/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 797 Views 0 Comments KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 11 Squadron, No. 86 Wing, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Edinburgh, US Navy

A mid-air ‘top up’ has kept United States Navy (USN) P-8A Poseidon crews on mission while training in Australia. CAPTION:

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon from No. 11 Squadron prepares to be refuelled by a United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a training mission near the Philippine Sea. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Preston.

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RAAF and USAF air-to-air refuelling training

31/03/202203/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 629 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, US Air Force

Maintaining the capability edge, Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft and crews from No. 11 Squadron forward-deployed to RAAF

HMAS Arunta, left, sails in company with US Navy destroyer USS Momsen and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yūdachi. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by US Navy Aicrewman Regnor Vondedenroth.

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Arunta and Poseidon in the South China Sea

17/03/202219/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 569 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta and a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft recently joined

Air Force crew attendant Leading Aircraftwoman Hannah Heaney supports aircrew on board a KC-30A during air-to-air refuelling operations with a P-8A Poseidon as part of Exercise Diamond Seas 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Crew attendant on a mission

17/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 582 Views 0 Comments Exercise Diamond Seas, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon

From training amid COVID-19 challenges, to supporting air-to-air refuelling on exercise, a career as a crew attendant has been exciting

A P-8A Poseidon flies off the New South Wales coast after a mid-air refuelling from a KC-30A from No. 33 Squadron as part of Exercise Diamond Seas 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Diamond Seas kicks off six months of Diamond exercises

10/03/202211/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 575 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, P-8A Poseidon

This year’s Diamond series kicked off with the successful completion of the first exercise, Diamond Seas 2022 in February. CAPTION:

Indigenous Liaison Officer Flight Lieutenant Steven Warrior at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. Story and photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Connecting aviators to country

01/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 233 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Edinburgh

The relationship between South Australian-based aviators and Kaurna country is going from strength to strength thanks to cultural initiatives forged

Republic of Fiji Military Forces and ADF personnel on Atata Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Friends working together to support Tonga

23/02/202225/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 336 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, P-8A Poseidon, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Circling above Tonga’s Atata island in a CH-47 Chinook, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Benjamin King saw

Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office (SRSPO) members test out the United States and Australian versions of the 737 P-8A Fuselage Stand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Laura Scougall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Victorian company wins fab United States Navy contract

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 908 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

A Victorian small business has been awarded a major contract with the United States Navy to provide tailored aircraft maintenance

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon prepares for a refuel by a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Sea Dragon 2022, near the Philippine Sea. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Gossett, US Air Force.

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RAAF sub hunter-killer on the prowl off Guam

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1233 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon

Flying at low level, a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon hunts a silent simulated target beneath the waters of Guam

A C-130J Hercules departs RAAF Base Richmond, NSW, to assist the Government of Tonga after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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ADF supports Australia’s response in Tonga

20/01/202223/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 678 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, HMAS Adelaide, P-8A Poseidon, Tongan volcano 2022

The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as it coordinates Australia’s support Tonga

Officer Commanding No. 92 Wing, Group Captain John Grime, front centre, stands with staff and personnel from Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office, No. 92 Wing and Boeing in front of P-8A Poseidon A47-006. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Significant Poseidon-fleet modifications complete

17/09/202121/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 793 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

A significant capability milestone has been achieved for the Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon platform. CAPTION: Officer Commanding No.

Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Ballarat fires her gun during an exercise with a Chinese ship, near Zhanjiang, China. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

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Poseidon and Ballarat tasked in extreme yacht rescue

25/09/201825/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2331 Views 2 Comments HMAS Ballarat, P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Ballarat and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon have been tasked in a long-range search and rescue

MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system approaches the runway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, after completing its inaugural cross-country flight from California. US Navy photo by Kelly Schindler

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Cost of Triton buy still confused after RAAF ‘clarification’

17/09/201818/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2581 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

Back in June, I ran a story under the headline “Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost” – so I

A Australian P-8A Poseidon at RAAF Base Learmonth. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Poseidon simulator ready for training in South Australia

17/08/201821/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2627 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Two P-8A Poseidon pilot simulators and other training systems have been formally handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF personnel load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to the port wing of a P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii during RIMPAC – with a second missile visible in the foreground. Other photos show the same personnel loading a Harpoon onto the starboard-wing pylon – indicating that the aircraft was loaded with two missiles. All Defence reporting of this flight talks about a Harpoon missile in the singular. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!

27/07/201814/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5273 Views 3 Comments ATM-84J, Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, USS Racine

“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It

Royal Australian Air Force crew from No. 11 Squadron load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to their P-8A Poseidon at Marine Corps Base Hawaii before a live-fire opportunity during RIMPAC 18. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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RAAF’s Poseidon fires first Harpoon

22/07/201819/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7725 Views 0 Comments ATM-84J Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC

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

17/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2891 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC, USS Racine

Live fire from aircraft, a submarine and land assets participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft taxis in to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam for Exercise RIMPAC. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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P-8A Poseidon looking forward to first missile firing

09/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2385 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Air Force 11 Squadron said ‘Aloha!’ for the first time after deploying one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft in flight. US Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost

26/06/201817/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3570 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

The Australian government today announced a $1.4billion spend on acquiring “the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft” through

A RAAF No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon armed with Harpoon missile on a training sortie. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Australia deploys P-8A Poseidon to police Korean sanctions

28/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3323 Views 0 Comments Korea, P-8A Poseidon

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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