The new system based on New Zealand Defence Aviation Rules developed from European Military Aviation Requirements, will come into effect from this month.
The Roulettes’ team of six pilots flew in their Pilatus PC-12s, while the Black Eagles’ team of eight pilots took off in their T-50bs at the airshow held in Victoria.
The Northrop, Airbus and RAAF will collaborate to reduce turnaround time and aircraft availability. The agreement was made during the Avalon International Airshow in Victoria this week.
The potential sale would also include 20 AARGM-ER captive air training missiles, AGM-88G AARGM-ER dummy air training missiles, containers, components, support equipment, software, engineering and other logistical support.
German flight crew led an informative tour of the four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft at the expo on 1 March.
The agreement formed part of a wider memorandum of understanding between the two nations that aims to both bring them together and improve PNG’s sovereign aviation capabilities.