Robert Dougherty

The documentary, streamed by the 9Network, will reportedly follow the team as three new pilots join to fly the Pilatus PC-21 in public displays.

The service, beginning from 27 October, is expected to operate three times a week using Airbus A330-200 aircraft until 28 March 2026.

The first-of-class flight trials, to be conducted off the East Coast of Australia for the Australian Army’s UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, have already begun with aircraft deployed to HMAS Canberra LHD at Fleet Base East.

Acquired through foreign military sales with the United States, the Apaches are expected to provide critical aviation effects, including reconnaissance, communications and networking, firepower and offensive support.

The recent signing of a sustainment contract with Kellogg Brown & Root will deliver critical integration enhancements to the Air and Space Operations – Command and Control System, which allows Defence personnel to plan and conduct air operations.

Black Hawk A25-112, originally produced by American defence company Sikorsky, was operated by the Australian Defence Force alongside other aircraft seeing operational service in Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East Timor and Pakistan.