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Wedgetail

Videos 

First KC-30A boom refuel with E-7A over Iraq

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3846 Views 0 Comments E-7A, KC-30A, MRTT, Wedgetail

October 23rd 2015 was an historic day for the RAAF with the first combat refuelling by a KC-30 using its

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Videos 

Wedgetail mission

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3248 Views 0 Comments E-7A, Wedgetail

Two-minute overview of a ‘typical’ E-7A Wedgetail mission, including in-air refuelling.      

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Overview of Wedgetail in the Middle East

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4044 Views 0 Comments E-7A, Wedgetail

An overview of Australia’s E7 Wedgetail command and control aircraft in Iraq.      

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Australian News Operations Royal Australian Air Force 

Wedgetail sets another flight record

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5102 Views 0 Comments E-7A, Wedgetail

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning, control and surveillance aircraft has set a new record

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Feature Articles Royal Australian Air Force 

When the ‘shit got real’ for Australia’s Wedgetail

22/06/201506/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 23641 Views 0 Comments AEW&C, E-7A, RAAF, Wedgetail

010411ZOCT14 – the exact moment ‘shit got real’ for Australia’s E-7A Wedgetail as it crossed the line separating ISIS from the world.

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