The fit-for-purpose facilities and infrastructure to support the introduction into service of the MQ-4C Triton aircraft system is being delivered under the Department of Defence’s AIR7000 Phase 1B Project.
The squadron has been returned to service to improve Australia’s maritime surveillance capability and coincide with the arrival of Australia’s thirteenth P-8A Poseidon aircraft. A final aircraft is scheduled to arrive next year.
The milestone, using multiple drones to ferry loads up to 100kg, is envisioned to enable drones to complete missions previously limited to helicopters or large bespoke airframes.
The 45-year-old man was originally stopped by the Australian Border Force for a baggage examination at Perth International Airport on 29 September. ABF personnel had also identified that the man was allegedly behaving suspiciously on his arrival.
A Piper PA-32R Cherokee Lance aircraft, carrying three people, crashed and caught fire on take-off at the airport on 11 October. All three people on board were fatally injured.
Bennet and Graham are expected to be the only Australians to take to the skies at the event, using their Wolf Pitts S1-11X and Wolf Pitts S1S aircraft in front of more than a million expected spectators.
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