Category: Naval Aviation

Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the next rotation of Australian Defence Force’s service chiefs on March 26. Taking over from AIRMSHL Geoff Brown as Chief of Air Force (CAF) will be the current Deputy Chief of Air Force, AVM Gavin ‘Leo’ Davies. AVM Davies joined the RAAF in 1979 as a navigator on P-3B and

Two Australian Army Black Hawks and a Navy MRH90 Taipan are joining relief efforts in Vanuata in the wake of Cyclone Pam A RAAF Boeing C-17 was due to airlift the two Black Hawks to Vanuatu in an effort to boost the availability of tactical transport aircraft serving outlying areas, while the RAN’s amphibious heavy-lift ship HMAS Tobruk, with a crew of

The first Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+ helicopter destined for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) fleet has completed its first flight. The first of 15 twin-engine helicopters (serial number 1179) took off from the Airbus Helicopters production site in Donauwörth, Germany on January 16, and landed 57 minutes later. The aircraft wears a high-visibility gloss

Australia’s amphibious warfare capabilities have taken a 27,000 tonne step forward with the commissioning of HMAS Canberra, the first of two LHD amphibious ships being built for the Royal Australian Navy. The Canberra was formally commissioned into RAN service in ceremony at the Navy’s Fleet Base East in Sydney on Friday attended by Governor General