The team, which earlier this year clinched a fifth straight championship at the Military International Drone Racing Tournament in the UK, won the award for its “exceptional contributions to Defence”, as well as its broader mission.
Working in partnership with Wheelchairs for Kids Australia, the Air Force in November flew 48 all-terrain children’s wheelchairs from RAAF Base Richmond to Clark Air Base in the Philippines, where they were distributed by Angeles City RSL.
The aircraft, Australia’s largest-ever contingent to Operation Gateway, participated alongside around 90 Australian personnel operating from Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth to provide maritime domain awareness in the North Indian Ocea…
The aircraft accompanied Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat and the other nations in the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership for the joint exercises, which took place between 10 and 18 November in the training area around Guam and the West Pacific.
Under the new arrangement, the New Zealand Defence Force has reportedly agreed to purchase two new Airbus A321XLR aircraft from US-based Air Lease Corporation.
The 19th Dubai Airshow, held at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai from 17 to 21 November, is a crucial defence and aerospace industry event targeting markets across North Africa, the Middle East and south Asia.
In a ceremony at Torrens Parade Ground, South Australia, the Air Force marked 100 years since the squadron’s birth in 1925 and celebrated the arrival of a restored Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter, as well as paying respect to its veterans from the…
Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works division, working alongside industry partners and the United States Air Force, has successfully demonstrated the ability for a pilot of a fifth-generation fighter jet to control an unmanned aircraft while in flight.
The pair of attack helicopters, acquired through foreign military sales with the United States and manufactured by Boeing, were delivered by United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster to RAAF Base Townsville.