The flight was intended to celebrate NAIDOC week, but due to COVID-19 related delays it was held on 27 September, according to the Department of Defence.
The RAAF will finally be able to replace the EA-18G Growler that caught fire in 2018 after the US gave the green light to Boeing sell a replacement to Australia for $170 million.
The new 'in-ground' process at RAAF Base Edinburgh is 30 per cent faster than the old one using trucks because it removes the need for a pause to swap in new vehicles.
Lockheed Martin has revealed it used the recent Talisman Sabre training exercise in Australia to trial sending sensor data between an F-35 and other aircraft platforms around the world in real-time.
The Australian aviators that supported the UK Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, famously dubbed “the few” by Winston Churchill, have been commemorated in South Australia.
Australian Aviation photographer Craig Murray captured these incredible shots of a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III performing its planned flyover of the Brisbane CBD.