iscoverADF support for coalition air operations in Iraq is continuing at a high tempo under Operation OKRA, with Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel drawing up plans for and leading attacks for the first time. The Australian Air Task Group has flown 144 sorties since September, providing close air support and air interdiction for the
The Joint Strike Fighter program has made the first successful arrested landing of an F-35C aboard an aircraft carrier, with the trap of test aircraft CF-03 aboard the USS Nimitz off the California coast on November 3. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has formally accepted its first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II trainers in a ceremony held at RNAZAF Ohakea on Friday afternoon. So far four of the 11 T-6Cs on order for the RNZAF have been delivered, with the remaining seven aircraft due to be delivered in batches through until mid-2015.
A six-year, $120 million lease extension that will see two IAI Heron surveillance UAVs remain in RAAF service until the introduction of the MQ-4C Triton from late this decade will ensure unmanned aircraft skills and corporate knowledge are maintained, Defence Minister Senator David Johnston has announced. The RAAF currently operates three Herons, two based in Kandahar,
A Royal Australian Air Force Orion has been scrapped and two more are scheduled for disposal by the end of 2014, Defence has confirmed. The first aircraft, A9-663, which was the only aircraft in the RAAF’s 19-strong Orion fleet not upgraded under the AP-3C program, was scrapped on October 20. All 19 Orions are due to be progressively
BAE Systems Australia’s Flight Training Tamworth centre has marked providing a quarter of a million flying hours. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me signed in on this device. If you
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