Air Vice-Marshall Catherine Roberts will take up the new role from January 2022 when she steps down from her position as Head of Air Force Capability.
In a statement, the State Department said it was vital to the national interest to “assist our ally in developing and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability”.
The first of Air Force's MQ-4C Tritons drones will arrive in Australia a year late, in 2024, because upgrade work still needs to be completed on two bases.
An all-female medical team has been deployed for the first time in RAAF history to support tropical cyclone Seroja relief efforts.
The contract will see the business undertake aircraft pavement and aeronautical ground lighting works at RAAF Base Gingin in WA.
The PNG Troop Carrier ambulances were refurbished in Darwin by St John Northern Territory (NT), and were designed to operate in remote areas and drive over rough terrain.