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.
Eight Air Force Special Operations Command personnel were killed in the crash last week, which came four months after another Osprey went down on Melville Island 60km from Darwin during Exercise Predators Run in August, killing three Marines.
The grounding, which affects an unspecified number of Defence’s Spartan aircraft, comes after the US Coast Guard suspended use of all 14 of its Spartans, finding that each had cracks of “varying degrees” and saying they would remain grounded until a “thorough evaluation” was completed.
The projects include the $662.2 million RAAF Base Learmonth Redevelopment Enabling KC-30A Operations at Exmouth, Western Australia. The works include airfield upgrades to support KC-30A operations and improve overall airfield resilience.
It was a hard slog, but the proof is in the pudding following an announcement by NATO's Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) that it will work with the United States Government via a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to acquire 6 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft.