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A P-8A Poseiden is towed over Dura-Base mats during Exercise Bronze Croc 26, at RAAF Base Tindal. Photo by Aircraftman Ashley Onslow.

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World-first aircraft pavement trial

11/09/202611/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 440 Views 0 Comments Dura-Base

A taxiway that did not exist 12 hours earlier held the concentrated weight of a P-8A Poseidon, marking a milestone

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An F-35A tests the Dura-Base matting during the two-week trial of the temporary surface at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Story by John Noble.

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RAAF trials new airfield-extending surface mats

26/11/202428/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4511 Views 0 Comments Dura-Base, No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Innovation in the Royal Australian Air Force is helping generate and deliver effective air power in Australia’s north with a

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