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A RAAF C-17A Globemaster III dropped the supplies to Casey Station, 3,880 kilometres south of Perth, to the active personnel who are part of research operations. Supplies included fresh food, life support stock, and scientific equipment used as a part of the Million Year Ice Core project.
A39-007 (similar aircraft pictured), which was tasked to transport Prime Minister Albanese to key meetings including with US President Donald Trump, touched down in Sydney shortly before 11:30am on Thursday.
The Australian government has expressed its concerns to the Chinese government following the incident involving People’s Liberation Army–Air Force aircraft on 19 October this year. The RAAF aircraft was operating within international law while conducting a maritime surveillance patrol in the South China Sea at the time.
The fit-for-purpose facilities and infrastructure to support the introduction into service of the MQ-4C Triton aircraft system is being delivered under the Department of Defence’s AIR7000 Phase 1B Project.
The squadron has been returned to service to improve Australia’s maritime surveillance capability and coincide with the arrival of Australia’s thirteenth P-8A Poseidon aircraft. A final aircraft is scheduled to arrive next year.
Under Operation Kudu, the early warning and control aircraft, deployed in July, had operated out of Poland to support NATO in providing surveillance, communications, and early warning alerts to protect supply delivery lines into Ukraine.
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