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Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.
The utility aircraft, created by the newly named NZ Aero, is able to take off and land on shorter, less-prepared airfields common in the country’s diverse terrain.
Air Vice-Marshal Roberts was Australia’s first head of Space Command, establishing the department from the ground up, and now hands over to her successor, Major General Greg Novak. Roberts joined the RAAF in 1983 as a specialist in aerospace engineering at the Aircraft Research and Development Unit and held over 20 roles during her RAAF career.
The painting depicts the moment a Wirraway used tracer fire during the Battle of Wau in New Guinea – thought to be the first example of forward air control in military history.
The year after the year after the pandemic was meant to be quiet, but 2023 proved anything but. Here we present the biggest stories of the year. Click the links to our full coverage.
Qantas has ordered 29 of the aircraft type to replace its ageing QantasLink 717 fleet. Each A220 will seat 137 passengers and have the potential to fly between any two points across Australia non-stop.
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