The Phase 3 Aviation Mission Training System (AMTS) will be utilised to train the RAAF’s mission aviators, including electronic warfare officers, maritime patrol and response officers, air battle managers, air traffic controllers and other mission specialists.
Minister for Defence Peter Dutton confirmed this commitment in discussions had last week with his Vietnamese counterpart, Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang.
The Cerberus GLH completed its inaugural “first of type” aerial firing demonstration in Queensland, in line with Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority approvals.
The USAF bombers recently arrived in the Top End following a 6,000-kilometre journey from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
The LTS-640V is an Australian-designed digital imaging machine that provides real-time imagery that helps quantify material stress and detect fatigue cracks, currently supporting sustainment of ADF aircraft.
In another major milestone for the Australia-led program, the first Loyal Wingman aircraft had demonstrated new key characteristics, while a second aircraft performed its first-ever flight.