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The Canadian government is considering the acquisition of soon-to-be-retired Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 classic Hornets to bolster its own fleet of CF-18A/B Hornets, a September 6 media report claims. The online report in the Globe and Mail says the RAAF jets are being considered as an interim … [Read more...]
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has finished the repainting program of its fleet of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters. The last C-130J to be repainted in the current two-tone dark grey scheme, A97-448, emerged from the Douglas Aerospace hangar at Wagga Wagga Airport in mid-August, images … [Read more...]
BAE Systems Australia is to operate a regional warehouse for the F-35 Lightning II serving the Asia Pacific from RAAF Base Williamtown. The assignment of the role by the US government is estimated to be worth more than $300 million to Australian industry over the life of the program, Minister for Defence … [Read more...]
Defence's participation in the Airservices Australia-led OneSky program to acquire a joint civil and military air traffic management system has been placed onto the government's Projects of Concern list. As a consequence, the project, which aims to replace the currently separate civil and Defence air … [Read more...]
Australia has been assigned regional warehousing capability for the F-35 Lightning II in the Pacific by the US Department of Defense. Meanwhile, the European warehousing capability has been assigned to the Netherlands. The warehouse and distribution centres will enable the program to optimise and manage … [Read more...]