The Royal Australian Air Force has welcomed the donation of the cockpit and forward fuselage of a historic Gloster Meteor fighter from the South Australian Aviation Museum.
RUAG Australia has received Authority To Proceed from the United States government’s F-35 Joint Program Office, with the company establishing an exclusive regional F-35 wheels and brakes sustainment solution.
The new generation payload can travel at five times the speed of sound and are near impossible to track with existing radars.
Defence has confirmed that it has scrapped a multibillion-dollar project to deliver long-range ISR and strike capability to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Speaking on the ANU Women in National Security Podcast, Roberts said that only in the past “four or five years” that she felt comfortable “standing out” in the Australian Defence Force.
The new Air Force Centenary Memorial, based at RAAF Base Williams in Point Cook, Melbourne, was opened on Wednesday, marking the final instalment and formal conclusion of Air Force's Centenary program.