Category: RAAF

Thirty-four years of operational service have come to end for the C-130H, with the retirement of the aircraft from active service at a formal ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond on November 30. The aircraft have played an invaluable role since 1978 supporting defence personal on operation, humanitarian airlifts and missions as varied as airdropping hay

The last RAAF AP-3C Orion on operational duty in the Middle East area of operations has been welcomed home to Australia. Orions from 92 Wing based at RAAF Edinburgh were first deployed in 2003 to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to forces in the Middle East, including Iraq, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. More

Defence has confirmed that the serial prefix ‘A35’ has been assigned to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning when it enters RAAF service from 2014. “The serial number blocks assigned to the F-35 are A35-001 and following, with the final number to be determined by future government acquisition decisions,” a Department of Defence spokesperson has confirmed

The RAAF has revealed a C-130H featuring colourful tail art to mark the looming retirement of the type from RAAF service this month. 37SQN C-130H A97-005’s tail art features a silhouette of a C-130H against a orange and yellow sunset, the 36 and 37SQN badges, and the legend ’34 Years of Serving Australia’. This content