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Republic of Fiji Military Forces and ADF personnel on Atata Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

Friends working together to support Tonga

23/02/202225/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2241 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, P-8A Poseidon, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Circling above Tonga’s Atata island in a CH-47 Chinook, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Benjamin King saw

Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office (SRSPO) members test out the United States and Australian versions of the 737 P-8A Fuselage Stand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Laura Scougall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Victorian company wins fab United States Navy contract

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2866 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

A Victorian small business has been awarded a major contract with the United States Navy to provide tailored aircraft maintenance

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon prepares for a refuel by a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Sea Dragon 2022, near the Philippine Sea. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Gossett, US Air Force.

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RAAF sub hunter-killer on the prowl off Guam

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Flying at low level, a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon hunts a silent simulated target beneath the waters of Guam

A C-130J Hercules departs RAAF Base Richmond, NSW, to assist the Government of Tonga after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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ADF supports Australia’s response in Tonga

20/01/202223/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2980 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, HMAS Adelaide, P-8A Poseidon, Tongan volcano 2022

The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as it coordinates Australia’s support Tonga

Officer Commanding No. 92 Wing, Group Captain John Grime, front centre, stands with staff and personnel from Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office, No. 92 Wing and Boeing in front of P-8A Poseidon A47-006. Story by Bettina Mears. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Significant Poseidon-fleet modifications complete

17/09/202121/09/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2361 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

A significant capability milestone has been achieved for the Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon platform. CAPTION: Officer Commanding No.

Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Ballarat fires her gun during an exercise with a Chinese ship, near Zhanjiang, China. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

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Poseidon and Ballarat tasked in extreme yacht rescue

25/09/201825/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4407 Views 2 Comments HMAS Ballarat, P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Ballarat and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon have been tasked in a long-range search and rescue

MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system approaches the runway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, after completing its inaugural cross-country flight from California. US Navy photo by Kelly Schindler

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Cost of Triton buy still confused after RAAF ‘clarification’

17/09/201818/06/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5018 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

Back in June, I ran a story under the headline “Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost” – so I

A Australian P-8A Poseidon at RAAF Base Learmonth. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Poseidon simulator ready for training in South Australia

17/08/201821/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4883 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Two P-8A Poseidon pilot simulators and other training systems have been formally handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF personnel load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to the port wing of a P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii during RIMPAC – with a second missile visible in the foreground. Other photos show the same personnel loading a Harpoon onto the starboard-wing pylon – indicating that the aircraft was loaded with two missiles. All Defence reporting of this flight talks about a Harpoon missile in the singular. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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RAAF caught shooting blanks at a live-fire range practice!!!

27/07/201814/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7545 Views 3 Comments ATM-84J, Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, USS Racine

“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom,” is a familiar question to older cartoon lovers. It

Royal Australian Air Force crew from No. 11 Squadron load an ATM-84J Harpoon on to their P-8A Poseidon at Marine Corps Base Hawaii before a live-fire opportunity during RIMPAC 18. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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RAAF’s Poseidon fires first Harpoon

22/07/201819/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10508 Views 0 Comments ATM-84J Harpoon, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon successfully fired its first Harpoon missile during Exercise RIMPAC 18. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air

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RAAF helps armies sink ex-USS Racine

17/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4670 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC, USS Racine

Live fire from aircraft, a submarine and land assets participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise sank the

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft taxis in to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam for Exercise RIMPAC. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

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P-8A Poseidon looking forward to first missile firing

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Royal Australian Air Force 11 Squadron said ‘Aloha!’ for the first time after deploying one of its P-8A Poseidon maritime

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft in flight. US Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt.

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Australia commits to Triton – confusion over cost

26/06/201817/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5963 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon

The Australian government today announced a $1.4billion spend on acquiring “the first of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft” through

A RAAF No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon armed with Harpoon missile on a training sortie. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Australia deploys P-8A Poseidon to police Korean sanctions

28/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4946 Views 0 Comments Korea, P-8A Poseidon

Australia will deploy a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to contribute to the enforcement of United Nations Security

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon passes HMAS Darwin . Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

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RAAF declares ‘Initial Operating Capability’ for P-8A Poseidon

21/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4824 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Australia’s new maritime surveillance aircraft the P-8A Poseidon has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), five months ahead of the original

Australia's sixth P-8A Poseidon factory delivered to RAAF Base Edinburgh. Boeing photo.

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Sixth P-8A Poseidon – first door-to-door delivery

16/02/201822/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8369 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Defense Contract Management Agency Boeing Seattle team members traveled more than 9400 miles to deliver a P-8A Poseidon to the

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for NUSHIP (now HMAS) Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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$659 million for new Poseidon infrastructure at RAAF Edinburgh

19/11/201719/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5622 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon

Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced $659 million in funding at RAAF

An Australian P-8A Poseidon takes off from Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth. Photo by Sergeant R Wolterman.

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RAAF P-8A Poseidon completes first overseas deployment

07/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5041 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RMAF, Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon has completed its first deployment to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base (RMAF)

Image grab from a RAAF P-8A Poseidon that assisted with a search and rescue response, approximately 50km south of Mount Gambier, Victoria. RAAF image.

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RAAF Poseidon in real-life rescue drama – though navigation a bit sus

17/05/201717/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5799 Views 0 Comments MV Port Princess, P-8A Poseidon

The Royal Australian Air Force’s latest maritime surveillance and response capability – the P-8A Poseidon – assisted with the co-ordination of a

One of 6 Wing’s gliders, the ASK-21 Mi, sits on the tarmac at RAAF Edinburgh beside Australia’s new Maritime Patrol Aircraft – the P-8A Poseidon

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Young eyes look to the skies – Part 3

30/11/201630/11/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4394 Views 1 Comment P-8A Poseidon

Air Force Cadets experience the new P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft Australian Air Force Cadets from 6 Wing were among the