Category: RAAF

F-111 flies into history
Defence

The RAAF retired the F-111 on December 3 after 37 years of service, with a flypast of Ipswich, Brisbane, and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts by six F-111s accompanied by four F/A-18Fs, and a final F-111 singleton display overhead RAAF Amberley, the type’s final flight. The flights were the culmination of two days’ of retirement

First KC-30A on track for 2010 handover
Defence

The first of five Airbus Military KC-30A MRTTs is due to be handed over to the RAAF in a ceremony in Madrid on December 22. The aircraft, believed to be A39-003, the third MRTT built and the second to be converted by Qantas Defence Services at Brisbane Airport, is due to be flown to Australia

JASSM added to Projects of Concern list
Defence

The Air 5418 Phase 1 project to integrate the Lockheed Martin AGM-154 JASSM missile with the RAAF’s fleet of F/A-18A/B Hornets has been added to the government’s growing list of Projects of Concern. The JASSM project is now running more than 12 months late due to ongoing integration issues with the missile to the Hornet’s

F-111s to make farewell flypasts
Defence

The RAAF’s F-111 is making its final public displays during its final week of operations. On Monday November 29, two F-111s will visit the Sydney region, flying over RAAF Richmond between 1.00 and 1.30pm, and then Sydney Harbour between 1.30 and 2.00pm. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

F-111 nears end of the line
Defence

The countdown is ticking to the F-111’s formal retirement and final flight, with the RAAF hosting a media day to detail 6SQN’s operations as the world’s last F-111 unit and to preview December 3’s formal retirement and final flight. “We’ve had this aircraft over a third of the time this squadron has been in existence,

Vigilare passes final factory tests
Defence

Boeing has announced that the Vigilare Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) it is delivering to the RAAF has passed its final factory and tactical datalink (TADIL) acceptance tests. The company says the final tests were performed at its Systems Integration Laboratory (SAL) in Brisbane to prepare the system for its integration into the

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