Australia scoops major F-35 component maintenance/repair win
Australia has been chosen to provide maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade for components of the Joint Strike Fighter in the
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USAF declares F-35A Lightning II – ‘combat ready’
The F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ on 3 August by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander
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Australia’s first F-35A squadron boss meets his steed
Australia’s first commanding officer of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter squadron, Wing Commander Darren Clare, had his first opportunity to
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F-35 arrives in UK for Royal International Air Tattoo
Aviation history is set to be made in the UK this summer when, in a major airshow ‘first’, the Lockheed
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Two Aussies on F-35 international deployment
Two Royal Australian Air Force members on posting to the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT) located at Edwards
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F-35 program lauded by Defence
“The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program exemplifies the thread of this year’s Defence and Industry Conference”. So said Deputy Secretary
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Australia’s third F-35A pilot qualified
Australia’s third F-35A pilot Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Edwin Borrman, recently completed his qualifying flight in an F-35A aircraft at Luke
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First Dutch F-35s fly home
Holland’s first two F-35As have arrived for the first time at Leeuwarden Air Base in The Netherlands yesterday. Pilots Colonel Bert
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Dutch tanker fuels Dutch F-35
On April 4, the Royal Netherlands Air Force completed testing to receive certification to refuel F-35As with their KDC-10 tanker.
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F-35 Lightening completes first trans-Atlantic crossing
An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft completed the very first trans-Atlantic crossing for the type, arriving
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First Australian to fly the F-35A
Royal Australian Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson made history at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on 18 March
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US Marine Corps’ F-35B reached initial operational capability yesterday
The US Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II reached initial operational capability yesterday with a squadron of 10 F-35Bs ready for world-wide
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Bersama Lima success across air, land and sea
Exercise Bersama Lima 2024 has concluded with all activities conducted across air, land and sea a resounding success. CAPTION: Royal Australian
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Top End hosts electronic warfare trial
Launching from RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory, 6 and 75 Squadron recently conducted Electronic Warfare (EW) testing of
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Blasting in from the past
The skies of Temora echoed with aviation from the past and present, with the Air Force supporting the Warbirds Downunder
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All eyes on Royal review
Thousands of spectators lined the harbour around Garden Island, cheering and waving as the monarch sailed past. Those manning the
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The Weaponisation of Toys and Implications for the Air Force
The Weaponisation of Toys and Implications for the Air Force Ryan Hodson Australian Defence Force The ‘poor man’s air force‘
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Rolls-Royce Eagle Trophy for pursuit of engineering excellence
A young flying officer has become the first female to win one of Royal Australian Air Force’s most prestigious awards
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Lightning strikes twice in Malaysia
The RAAF and Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) joined forces once again to conduct Exercise Elangaroo 24 at RMAF Butterworth
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RAAF flies into Bali to show off
Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs made their first appearance in an overseas air show in Bali from September
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