Category: Defence

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy confirmed the arrival of the airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft earlier today in a public statement. A previous aircraft arrived in Australia during January this …

Following reports by hacktivist group APT-Iran that it had breached Lockheed Martin, the defence prime has said it is aware of the threat actors’ claims. The RAAF currently operates a fleet of 72 F-35As, which are slated for Block 4 upgrades.

The C-130J Hercules and C-27 Spartan transport aircraft were deployed to collect and transport more than 340 residents of indigenous communities affected by Category Three Tropical Cyclone Narelle in Eastern Arnhem Land over the weekend.

An accommodation block and medical facility were damaged by fire during the attack on 18 March, the PM said during a press conference in Tasmania.

The RNZAF crew, embedded in No. 37 Squadron, completed six flights, two domestic and four international, in support of the Australian Defence Force under their call signs to a variety of locations across Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.

The deployment sees a No. 12 Squadron RAAF Boeing P-8A Poseidon operating from Andersen Air Force Base as part of Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, a United States Navy-led training activity focused on high-end submarine detection and tracking.