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.
Australian Aviation’s Adam Thorn and Defence Connect’s Liam Garman discuss the biggest issues facing the RAAF.
The defence lawyer representing Australian citizen Daniel Edmund Duggan has said “foreign interference” may be behind his client being held under the toughest conditions.
The humanitarian aid was donated by the Australian government and included response shelters, bedding and hygiene kits that could support 560 families.