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The British headquartered company’s CEO, Steve Wadey, said the acquisition further strengthens its long-term strategic partnership with the ADF.
The US is set to purchase 100 of the new stealth bomber, but some analysts had previously suggested the country wouldn’t part with the secrets to the aircraft set to be the talisman of the American military.
The new federal government recently relisted the $4.1 billion OneSKY program as a “project of concern” amid what it called “significant schedule, technical and cost challenges”. It’s now reported to be delayed by two years and won’t launch until at least 2025.
The dramatic ceremony at Palmdale, California, represented the first time the bomber had been seen outside artists’ impressions and the first unveiling of a new US bomber in more than 30 years.
IPE 22 included a RAAF C-17A Globemaster delivering humanitarian relief supplies to Laos and a C-130J Hercules and crew conducting workshops with the Bangladesh Air Force.
A pair of C-17A Globemaster IIIs conducted simulated airdrops in the valleys of Papua New Guinea – after taking off from RAAF Base Scherger in far northern Queensland.
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