iscoverThe Royal Australian Navy has taken ceremonial delivery of its first two MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Seahawk helicopters in a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Owego, New York facility on Tuesday. The first two of 24 MH-60 Romeos being acquired under AIR 9000 Phase 8 to replace the S-70B Seahawk and the cancelled SH-2G Seasprite capability were handed
An MRH 90 embarked on HMAS Tobruk is helping with disaster relief assistance in the Philippines as part of the ADF’s Operation Philippines Assist. The Tobruk arrived in Ormoc on the morning of November 26 carrying a Recovery Support Force, LCM8 landing craft and Navy 808SQN MRH 90 A40-017. The Recovery Support Force has been
Construction of new hangar and support facilities for the Navy’s forthcoming MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Seahawk helicopters at HMAS Albatross, Nowra has commenced with a ceremonial sod turning by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence Darren Chester, Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Ray Griggs and Colonel Noel Beutel, acting Director General Capital Facility and Infrastructure, earlier this week. Defence
The navy variant of the F-35 executed the first airborne separation test of an inert weapon on October 21. Marine Corps test pilot Capt. Justin Carlson flew the F-35C test aircraft CF-2 over an Atlantic test range when he released the 500-pound inert laser-guided GBU-12 Paveway II from an internal weapons bay. This content is available
In what promises to be one of the most spectacular celebrations of the International Fleet Review to be held between October 3 and 11, more than 35 rotary and fixed-wing aircraft will conduct formation flypasts over Sydney Harbour as a tribute to the Navy’s centenary of service. Headlining the program will be a massed flypast
The arrival of two AS350 BA Squirrel helicopters of 723 Squadron on the flightdeck of the Spanish Armada oil replenishment ship ESPS Cantabria signalled a significant moment for both the Armada and the Royal Australian Navy, the first occasion of a foreign helicopter embarkation for both navies. Cantabria has been in Australia on extended deployment
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