Robert Dougherty

The Italian Air Force EFA 2000 Typhoon pilot, who was participating in Exercise Pitch Black 24, is safe and has been transported to hospital for precautionary checks after ejecting from their aircraft during flying operations.

An international participant is safe and well after ejecting from their aircraft on Wednesday during flying operations, according to a statement issued by Defence.

The Australian Defence Force uses its C-130J Hercules aircraft to deploy personnel, equipment and humanitarian supplies, as well as for search and rescue missions, disaster relief and medical evacuation.

Shares in the US publicly listed technology company have drastically fallen over the past week following massive market capitalisation reportedly equating to approximately $2 billion.

The Australian aerospace company, specialising in hydrogen scramjet propulsion technology and hypersonic aircraft design and manufacture, has announced that it signed a framework contract with the MOD earlier this month for the multi-supplier Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) initiative.

The collection of countries was formally established on 14 February this year in an initiative proposed by Latvia and co-ordinated with the UK.