The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has thrown its support behind White Ribbon Night with a spectacular flypast of a C-17 Globemaster. A pair of 4.3m tall white ribbons were applied to the fuselage of the 36 Squadron C-17 that flew over the Gold Coast and Brisbane on Friday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation
The first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft for the RAAF has been rolled out in a ceremony at Boeing’s St Louis facility on Wednesday. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me
The seventh Boeing C-17A Globemaster for the RAAF arrived on delivery at Amberley on Wednesday. Australia’s acquisition of two additional C-17s, taking the fleet to eight, was confirmed in April, and A41-213’s arrival at RAAF Base Amberley marks the fastest delivery of an Australian C-17, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said in statement. The eighth aircraft is due to be
Quickstep Holdings says it is on track to deliver the first shipset of carbon fibre composite parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter vertical tails by the end of 2015. The Bankstown Airport-based manufacturer says it continues to make progress on the qualification process for production of the F-35 vertical tail components. This content is
Components for the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the RAAF are already in production ahead of the aircraft’s first flight in mid-2016, Boeing says. The fuselage for the first RAAF P-8A, dubbed ‘Aussie 01’, should arrive at Boeing’s Renton factory to begin final assembly by early 2016, James Detwiler, Boeing Military Aircraft’s director
An F-35A Lightning II took to the skies on July 17 marking the first flight by an aircraft with two vertical tails manufactured by Australian company Marand. Lockheed Martin stated that chief test pilot Alan Norman flew the sortie, which lasted 84 minutes, in the aircraft known as AF-73. This content is available exclusively to