The utility aircraft, created by the newly named NZ Aero, is able to take off and land on shorter, less-prepared airfields common in the country’s diverse terrain.
Katherine Bennell-Pegg, the ASA’s director of space technology, is the first Australian to train as an astronaut under the Australian flag.
The painting depicts the moment a Wirraway used tracer fire during the Battle of Wau in New Guinea – thought to be the first example of forward air control in military history.
The aircraft is based on a heavily modified Airbus A330 airliner and undertakes air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift duties. Australia has seven, which are operated by No. 33 Squadron and based at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland.
Four staff were ferried safely ashore after being evacuated from a remote offshore weather station by the next generation submarine hunter and anti-surface warfare helicopter, operating from guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane Navy warship.
The defence prime said the “Lufthansa Technik Cyclean” improves engine efficiency through a deeper clean of the engine core, cutting 80 tonnes of CO2 emissions per engine annually and reducing fuel consumption by 1 per cent.