In a bittersweet moment, the end of an era is upon the Royal Australian Air Force 38 Squadron after 75 years of continuous operational service.
Defence has confirmed the RAAF has "paused" flying its F-35A Joint Strike Fighters while engine inspections are undertaken.
Around 2,300 ADF personnel are currently engaged in operations around the world and in Australia.
The United States has suspended flying its Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets due to the need to inspect fuel tubes within the aircraft's engines.
On this edition of the Australian Aviation podcast is one of the Royal Australian Air Force’s most experienced combat pilots, SQNLDR Phil Eldridge.
On this edition of the Australian Aviation podcast we are joined by Roulette #4 Scott Tavasci and Roulette #7 Daniel Armstrong from the Royal Australian Air Force aerobatic display team The Roulettes.