Category: Defence

The RAAF’s fleet of Hawk Lead-In Fighters has hit 75,000 hours of flying. The jet, used to train fighter pilots and aircrew, was introduced into RAAF service in 2001, with the RAAF now operating a fleet of 33 of the aircraft based at Williamtown and Pearce. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

The UK has formally accepted the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas headquarters. The aircraft, an F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant, will head to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida where it will be used for pilot and crew training. This content is

Boeing Defence Australia has delivered the first two RAAF aircraft repainted under a $20 million contract signed in March. In all, the company will repaint 65 RAAF aircraft. An AP-3C maritime surveillance aircraft based at RAAF Edinburgh was repainted at Air New Zealand’s paint facility in Christchurch, while the first of three C-130H airflifters based

Airbus Military’s C295 airlifter has received civil aviation certification as Airbus seeks to expand the aircraft’s marketability. Airbus said the certification, awarded by Spanish civil aviation authority AESA, would allow it to market the C295 to international aid ogranisations, non-governmental peacekeeping operations, and police and other security agencies. This content is available exclusively to Australian