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Three Royal Australian Air Force MQ-4C Triton aircraft on the taxiway at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Mikaela Fernlund.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

9 Squadron’s all-seeing unseen new role

25/11/202530/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1045 Views 1 Comment MQ-4C Triton, No. 9 Squadron, Northrop Grumman Australia, RAAF Edinburgh, RAAF Tindal, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

In June 2023, 9 Squadron was reformed at RAAF Base Edinburgh (with a detachment at RAAF Base Tindal) to operate

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Aviators from 2 Security Forces Squadron disembark from a Bushmaster during a live-fire section attack activity as part of Exercise Crack Thump 3 at Singleton Military Area. Photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Capability combined for airfield security

25/06/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2330 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crack Thump, Exercise Nomad Walk, Military Working Dogs, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, Singleton, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

An air traffic control tower (ATC) had been taken by enemy forces. The flight of armed Air Force security forces

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Gunner Ryan Fabri, of 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, takes part in Exercise Chimera Walk at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. Story and photos by Captain Tadek Markowski.

Australian Army News

Drone warfare skills front and centre

29/04/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1768 Views 0 Comments 20th Regiment, Exercise Chimera Walk, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

For a fuller picture of his immediate surroundings, Lieutenant Timothy Ollis, of 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, walks in a

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Australian Army soldier Corporal Sam Kelly prepares an uncrewed aerial system with a mounted LiDAR unit for a test flight at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Nigel Jacobs. Photo by Lance Corporal Luke Donegan.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Taking flight to cover more ground

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2481 Views 0 Comments 12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW), Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW) in Brisbane is trialling a new capability to capture detailed spatial data over larger areas

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The first Royal Australian Air Force MQ-4C Triton arrives in its new hangar at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology

Arrival of RAAF’s first MQ-4C Triton

14/06/202418/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3443 Views 0 Comments Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), MQ-4C Trition, RAAF Tindal, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

The first MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft (AUS 1) will soon arrive in Australia following the successful delivery and installation

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