The Royal Australian Defence Force marked a new legal record this month, when five new Air Force legal officers were admitted to the ACT Supreme Court on the same day.
Air Commodor Klaffer was the first pilot to accrue 1000 hours on the 24 McDonnel Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighter-bomber aircraft, which served part of the RAAF fleet between 1970 and 1973.
The first Triton is on track for delivery in 2023, with the US Navy expecting to achieve initial operating capability with its fleet of multi-intelligence Tritons — built with the same configuration.
Why has the Commonwealth government suddenly decided to retire the Taipan fleet after years of well-documented trouble?
Manufacturers Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) said the new generation G-111T is an “incredible aircraft of great and practical use to humanity” because of its huge variety of uses.
The first two of the fifth-generation jet arrived on 2 December with another pair landing one week later. In total, 16 of Australia’s final fleet of 72 will be based in the NT, with the remaining aircraft at RAAF Base Williamtown in NSW.