Qantas and Jetstar had both adjusted flight paths over the Tasman Sea in response to the drills, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting that Virgin and Emirates flights were also warned.
Fifteen months after the first aircraft commenced flying in 2023, the completion of essential testing, evaluation and training activities has occurred alongside the establishment of a robust fleet support and maintenance system.
The exercises, Red Flag Nellis 25-1 and Bamboo Eagle 25-1, focused on sharpening operational capabilities and enhancing interoperability among allied nations.
A People’s Liberation Army – Air Force (PLA-AF) J-16 fighter aircraft dropped flares in close proximity to a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft conducting a routine maritime surveillance patrol in the South China Sea on 11 February 2025, according …
French-led Exercise Rastaban 25 in January united RAAF’s 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) and French Naval aviators from 17F Squadron during the deployment of the French carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle to the Indo-Pacific.
The Australian government has already announced intentions to purchase four of the surveillance aircraft, which can fly at 50,000 feet for more than 24 hours at a time.
More than 275 aviators, eight F-35As, a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport and an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft have been deployed by the RAAF to Andersen Air Force Base from February 3 to 21.
It comes after Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced in October that Australia’s military would target achieving net zero emissions by 2050 by transitioning to alternative fuel sources and introducing renewable electricity.
The History and Heritage – Air Force Restoration Support Section (HH-AF RSS) brought back the aircraft, A79-440, for the RAAF’s No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron, which has not flown for 65 years. The plane had been mounted as a gate guardian at Amber…
The surface Navy laser weapon system is designed to provide layered defence, dazzle airborne threats, defeat unmanned aerial systems and fast inshore attack craft, using available ship power without the need for an energy magazine.