The C-130H took part alongside Australian personnel in the first Exercise Rajawali Ausindo since COVID. The last took place in 2018 at El Tari Air Base, Kupang, West Timor.
Wing Commander Jarrod Foster said Corporal Kristopher Henderson's work as an air intelligence analyst helped make its program world-leading.
The group, led by group captain Tim Sloane, won the Grand Master’s Australian Medal, which was granted by The Honourable Company of Air Pilots.
Last year Carbonix raised $6.3 million in late seed funding to expand its services into North America – with Quickstep a $1 million investor.
The prime said it’s calling for potential suppliers with “homegrown talent and expertise” to expand its existing footprint of 200 personnel working on Sikorsky helicopters.
Operation Sea Guardian 22 aims to deter terrorism and enhance capacity-building in the region. The aircraft will be based in Italy, operating in the western and central Mediterranean until mid-October 2022.