The carrier, which had planned to launch from Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) with a fleet of all Airbus A320neo family aircraft, has conceded it may need to consider older A320ceo (current engine option) planes as part of its fleet mix.

Taking place at RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal from 6 to 17 July, Exercise Southern Cross 26 “seeks to practice operating as a trilateral task force within a contemporary, high-end, warfighting environment”, according to a statement from Defence.

During the launch, two Australian-supplied AGM-84 Harpoon guided missiles were successfully fired by No. 5 Squadron and struck the decommissioned target ship, USS Juneau, in the Philippine Sea on 27 June this year.

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The Sydney-based uncrewed aerial system (UAS) company announced on Monday that they are the first company in the country to receive the certification for a long-range UAS.

Designed for longer and more complex needs, Boresight says that the BQ-750 Block 2 drone’s feature of using the same Ground Control Station as the company’s BQ-400 drone allows for seamless integration within training and operation.

In its From Paddock to Plane: Feedstock White Paper, produced as part of its work with the Jet Zero Council, GrainCorp has said that existing feedstocks could support SAF production equal to around 117 per cent of Australia’s projected 2030 jet fuel demand.

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