Chauncey McIntosh replaces Bridget Lauderdale, who will be retiring at the end of the year following a 38-year career with the company. The RAAF has a planned final fleet of 72 F-35s – which are still arriving – but has ruled out adding more aircraft.
The system is tailored to RAAF Base Darwin’s specific security requirements and Darwin’s unique environment and will leverage a family of systems approach, deploying a range of active and passive sensors, and kinetic and non-kinetic effectors.
Australian industry supports Boeing’s commercial aircraft and defence products, research and development, and the company’s Australia-based businesses.
Across 2024–26, Asia Pacific Aerospace will perform a series of overhaul repairs on Black Hawk T700 engines flown by various international users at its regional maintenance facility in Pinkenba, Queensland.
Once complete, the $200 million Deep Maintenance and Modification Facility (DMMF) will be 240 metres long, 60 metres wide and 25 metres high and be capable of servicing larger aircraft based on the commercial Boeing 737.
Wing Commander Phil Parsons, the first non-Boeing pilot to take part in the testing, executed commands such as making the aircraft climb, descend, accelerate, and decelerate.
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