Category: RAAF

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified congress of the possible sale of a sixth Boeing C-17 to Australia at an estimated cost of $300 million. The deal would include up to four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 engines,  one AN/AAQ-24V(13) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System, as well as spare parts, testing equipment and

The Royal Australian Air Force has received the third of its five Airbus Military KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft on order . The aircraft was the third of four converted from a commercial Airbus A330 airliner to the KC-30 tanker configuration by Qantas Defence Services at Brisbane Airport, and joins two others operated by

Defence has confirmed to Australian Aviation that it has requested pricing and availability for the Airbus Military C295 tactical airlifter. The confirmation comes two weeks after a release from Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare that the government had requested the same from the US Government for an FMS sale

Two former RAAF Boeing 707 tanker transports have departed Richmond where they have been laid up for over three years, bound for a new home in the US with Omega Air Services. The aircraft – N624RH which was formerly A20-624, and N629RH which was A20-629 – departed Richmond about 20 minutes apart on October 23