Qantas has blamed cabin crew unions as the reason it's had to rely on overseas-based crew over its Australian workforce in recent weeks, while responding to rumours suggesting it is sending more Australian roles offshore.

The helicopter crashed on 28 February at King River, in the Northern Territory's West Arnhem Land, with one pilot onboard, and a second who had been suspended below the helicopter in a harness, during a crocodile egg retrieval mission.

Notably, Pipistrel's electric light aircraft, Velis Electro, became the world's first electric aircraft to receive full type-certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2020, and remains the only of its kind to hold this certification.

The long-range strike platform’s visit supported interoperability training between the USAF’s 509th Bomber Wing and the RAAF’s No. 2 Security Forces Squadron.