Defence brings airpower to Skyfire
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) brought skills, precision and entertainment to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in support of
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F-35A Lightning II
Mission-ready for Exercise Red Flag Nellis
While fighter jets roar overhead and complex air battles unfold across the Nevada desert, much of the success of Exercise
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Aviator’s excellence in engineering celebrated
Born and raised in Tasmania, Group Captain Aleisha Broadhead has forged an impressive career as an engineer and a leader
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JTAC trainees take aim
Australia’s close air support capability was put to the test during Exercise Black Dagger 2025-2, which brought together air and
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Avionic technicians living the dream in Japan
For two young RAAF avionic technicians, their decision to join the permanent air force after “dipping their toes” in the
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Swagman returns to the Top End
On Trial Swagman, F-35A Lighting IIs and EA-18G Growlers used the vast Northern Territory airspace to test and advance their
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Bushido Guardian builds trilateral strength
Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 has proved to be a huge trilateral success, as Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning
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Lightning strikes twice in the Top End
Arming multiple F-35A Lightning II aircraft for live weapons drops, twice a day, is no easy feat – but armament
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Australian F-35As visit Brunei
In a demonstration of growing Defence cooperation, two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft landed in Brunei Darussalam
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Williamtown and Tindal F-35 sims connected
The Australian Department of Defence in partnership with Lockheed Martin have connected F-35 simulators at RAAF Bases Williamtown and Tindal
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High stakes in Exercise Red Flag over Las Vegas
The Royal Australian Air Force has joined the United States military and Royal Air Force (RAF) in Exercise Red Flag
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Lightning crews drop bombshell in Guam
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) 75 Squadron has launched into Exercise Cope North 25 with a bang, testing the
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Lightning strikes in Guam
Hosted in the Indo-Pacific island of Guam, the last several iterations of Exercise Cope North have traditionally been an opportunity
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RAAF flies Red Flag over Nevada
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has taken to the skies for Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 with its biggest
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All 72 RAAF F-35s now delivered
The delivery of the final nine of Australia’s fleet of 72 F-35A Lightning II aircraft that occurred earlier in December
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Up, up and away for new pilots
The Royal Australian Air Force welcomed its newest F-35A Lightning II trainee fast jet pilots to Townsville as 2 Operational
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Controller training a success at Havoc Strike
The Royal Australian Air Force’s 4 Squadron has played host to the Philippine and Royal Thai Air Forces on Exercise
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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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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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