iscoverThe RAAF’s fleet of Hawk Lead-In Fighters has hit 75,000 hours of flying. The jet, used to train fighter pilots and aircrew, was introduced into RAAF service in 2001, with the RAAF now operating a fleet of 33 of the aircraft based at Williamtown and Pearce. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Boeing Defence Australia has delivered the first two RAAF aircraft repainted under a $20 million contract signed in March. In all, the company will repaint 65 RAAF aircraft. An AP-3C maritime surveillance aircraft based at RAAF Edinburgh was repainted at Air New Zealand’s paint facility in Christchurch, while the first of three C-130H airflifters based
Boeing says its F/A-18 Super Hornet Intermediate Level Maintenance Facility (ILM) at RAAF Base Amberley is fully operational. The ILM facility provides local engineering and supply chain support to meet the operational flying demands of the RAAF’s 24 F/A-18F fighter jets. A total of nine sustainment workshops have been completed to date. This content is
Chief of the Australian Defence Force General David Hurley and Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence Air Marshal Eris Herryanto have signed a memorandum of understanding for the transfer of four former RAAF C-130H Hercules transports to Indonesia’s air force. The signing took place at RAAF Base Darwin and was witnessed by Defence
Australian composites manufacturer Quickstep has opened its Bankstown production facility, and also announced that it has secured a second long term agreement to manufacture parts for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program. The Bankstown facility was formerly used by Boeing Australia, and comprises a 4000 square metre hangar with $15 million of equipment,
The Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia has given its highest honour, the Oswald Watt Gold Medal, to RAAF Fighter Combat Instructor Squadron Leader Paul ‘Simmo’ Simmons. The award is regarded as the highest honour in Australian civil aviation, and recognises the most notable contribution to Australian aviation. This content is available exclusively to
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