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The first-of-class flight trials included deck operations, refuelling, stowage via deck lashing, deck take-off and landings.
Currently unpainted, the aircraft is one of three 737NGs on British soil undergoing modification by a team of over 100 people at STS Aviation Services in Birmingham.
The successful test flight demonstrated the system’s ability to operate in the harsh environment over the Arctic Ocean, providing critical intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capabilities in the “High North”.
The strategic bomber aircraft from 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron were part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation Program during August and September.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles this week tabled the summary of the safety report into the 2023 Jervis Bay ditching, following a request from Senator Malcolm Roberts.
The federal government said the facility would open by the end of the decade and enable the production of motors for the “world’s most advanced missiles”. The news significantly comes shortly after defence technology firm Kongsberg won an $850 million contract to build a factory in Newcastle that will produce long-range F-35 missiles.
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