No. 3 Squadron was responsible for the safe arrival of the aircraft into Australia in May following its ferry across the Pacific Ocean from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
The aircraft was first delivered in 1992 but was best known for serving with the legendary 617 Squadron responsible for the ‘Dam Buster’ bombing raids over Germany in 1943.
A RAAF C-27J Spartan has carried 20 members of Papua New Guinea’s police force to help the nation prepare for their national election.
Having received a request for support from the PNG government, 130 Australian Defence Force members have been deployed as part of Operation Kimba to assist the 2022 PNG national election.
The annual exercise, hosted last month, tested the 16th Aviation Brigade’s foundational training, and comprised of elements from Darwin’s 1st Aviation Regiment and Townsville’s 5th Aviation Regiment.
The aircraft has flown to India for a combined India-Australia maritime surveillance exercise in the Indian Ocean, aiming to strengthen operational maritime domain awareness, enhance anti-submarine warfare manoeuvring, and improve interoperability.
