Air Commodor Klaffer was the first pilot to accrue 1000 hours on the 24 McDonnel Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighter-bomber aircraft, which served part of the RAAF fleet between 1970 and 1973.
To honour the occasion, the RAAF hosted a ceremony on Monday at RAAF Base Williamtown, attended by Minister for Defence Peter Dutton and nearly 500 people.
Boeing Defence Australia is set to deliver an extended suite of sustainment services over the life of the maritime patrol platforms under a new multimillion-dollar contract.
The Royal Australian Air Force has welcomed the arrival of a new tranche of fifth-generation fighter jets, in its final delivery for 2021.
The USAF bombers recently arrived in the Top End following a 6,000-kilometre journey from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II from No 2 Operational Conversion will conduct low-level aerobatics display practice over the coming days, Defence has revealed.
