iscoverA further two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived for the RAAF, after touching down at Amberley on August 3. The arrivals of A44-219 and A44-220 now bring total fleet strength to 20 Super Hornets, with another four expected to be delivered by the end of the year from Boeing’s production line in St Louis,
Defence Minister Stephen Smith has told ABC Radio’s AM program that acquiring extra Super Hornets for the RAAF was a likely option should the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter be further delayed. When asked if acquiring more Super Hornets was an option, Smith answered, “Well, that’s an obvious option, but we need to take this step
RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have conducted a “familiarisation sortie” with Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) F-15 fighters, the first time aircraft from the two air arms have exercised together in a bilateral environment. The flight, conducted on July 14 during Exercise Red Flag Alaska, involved 3SQN F/A-18s and F-15s from the JASDF’s No 4 Air
The RAAF now has 18 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets in service with the delivery of a further three jets to RAAF Base Amberley last week. The jets – A44-216, -217 and -218 – were ferried across the Pacific by 6SQN aircrews, and touched down at Amberley on July 14. They comprised the fourth batch of
The Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is set to continue service with the ADF in Afghanistan, after Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced a contract extension until the end of 2012. Currently operated by the RAAF’s 5 Flight with personnel from the RAAF and Australian Army, the Kandahar based Heron provides aerial support and
A new type of C-130 Hercules simulator is set give aircraft loadmasters exposure to realistic combat environments, with the RAAF’s introduction of the Hercules Observer Trainer (HOT) on June 29. Originally developed by Defence Research and Development Canada, the approximately $1 million HOT system will provide 37SQN C-130 loadmasters based at RAAF Richmond with a
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