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A Royal Australian Air Force Avionics Technician guides a P-8A Poseidon aircraft into position, as it prepares to depart RAAF Base Townsville in Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

Allies in the air and on the ground

28/07/202103/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1677 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Exercise Talisman Sabre is Australia’s largest and most important bilateral exercise with the United States, and our two nation’s P-8A

Royal Australian Air Force Air Movements Operators from No. 23 Squadron and No. 36 Squadron loadmasters, load a pallet of humanitarian aid on board a 36SQN C-17A Globemaster. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

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RAAF dumps ‘airmen and airwomen’ for ‘aviators’

08/04/202128/06/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3594 Views 11 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has replaced the term ‘airmen and airwomen’ with ‘aviators’ as it enters its second century.

C-17 at Avalon. File photo by Brian Hartigan

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

AVALON Airshow deferred a week because of F1 Grand Prix

30/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3279 Views 2 Comments

The Australian International Air Show at Avalon, Victoria, has been deferred for a week because of the rescheduled Melbourne Formula 1.

A pair of Air Force F35-A Lightning aircraft conduct a flypast over HMAS Hobart during Exercise Tasman Shield. Photo by Petty Office BT Matchett.

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Exercise in cooperation for air and sea power`

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1740 Views 0 Comments

Air and maritime assets came together for integrated high-end warfighting training as part of Exercise Tasman Shield 21, from February

One of eight PC-9A aircraft for sale by on-line auction, with no reserve. Photo supplied.

Australian News

13 ex-military aircraft and hundreds-of-thousands of parts for sale

08/03/202108/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2821 Views 0 Comments

Australian Frontline Machinery is running another on-line auction of ex Australian aviation aircraft and spares, starting at $1 – no reserve.

Sir Angus Houston says he was part of a "team environment from top to bottom". Photo by Able Seaman Bradley Darvill.

ADF People Videos

Left the land to lead from the air

05/02/202110/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1517 Views 0 Comments

Working as a share farmer in the middle of a drought is as good a reason as any to look

Australian News Veterans

Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal new Chair

18/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1559 Views 0 Comments

Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal will get a new chairman after the incumbent served the maximum time allowed in the position.

KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport A39-006 transporting No. 33 Squadron personnel returning home from the Middle East, is given a guard of honour by No. 23 Squadron Fire Section on arrival at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Corporal Colin Dadd.

Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Air Force

33 Squadron personnel and aircraft welcomed home from Middle East

27/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2341 Views 0 Comments

No. 33 Squadron personnel returning from their Middle East deployment were given a special welcome home at RAAF Base Amberley on Friday.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

Avalon Airshow and Land Forces both postponed

13/05/202018/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2529 Views 1 Comment Avalon Airshow

Australian International Air Show at Avalon and Land Forces Conference in Brisbane have been pushed to the second half of next year because of COVID-19.

An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano crew chief give signals to his pilot before takeoff at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The AAF has an approved strength of about 8000 aircrew, maintainers and support staff. AAF is based at three air wings and multiple detachments across Afghanistan. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Sean Martin.

Middle East News USA

Raytheon expands Afghan Air Force pilot training

13/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2218 Views 0 Comments

The US Army Contracting Command has Raytheon Technologies to train Afghanistan Air Force pilots under a three-year contract valued up to $145 million.

Two Lear Jets (now LearJATTS?), based in Nowra, NSW, used as air targets and opposing forces for ADF training and exercises. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

ADF Australian News Science & Technology

JATTS cracker-contract to deliver real (and virtual) air enemy

29/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2083 Views 0 Comments

Defence recently signed a $330 million dollar contract with Raytheon Australia to deliver Joint Adversarial Training and Testing Services (JATTS)

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds and Commander Ted Seymour, Commanding Office of NUSHIP Sydney, as the Royal Australian Navy marked the delivery of its third Air Warfare Destroyer. Photo by Kym Smith.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Final Air Warfare Destroyer handed over to Navy

28/02/202028/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4715 Views 1 Comment Air Warfare Destroyer

Navy’s final Air Warfare Destroyer – NUSHIP Sydney – was officially handed over to Defence In a moving ceremony today at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide.