The RAAF recently conducted landings with its EA-18G Growler fighter jet aircraft using a Mobile Aircraft Arrestor System to demonstrate its capabilities at Base Amberley.
Steve Roberton takes over from Warren “Macca” McDonald, who is retiring after a distinguished career. Following a transitional handover period, Roberton now reports to Ray Piselli, vice president international business at Lockheed Martin.
The KC-30A originally took off from RAAF Base Amberley before travelling more than 23.3 hours, with two refuelling brackets supplied from a second RAAF KC-30A, to Jerez, Spain.
Operation Gateway, Australia’s longest running Defence operation, deploys a number of RAAF P-8A aircraft to Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth each year.
Musk, who was recently announced as co-head of the new Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, made the comments against the F-35 programme on social media platform, X (Twitter).
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Under the arrangement, RAAF’s air-to-air refuelling aircraft, the KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, will be able to refuel Indian Armed Forces aircraft.
Under AUKUS Pillar II, the Hypersonic Flight Test and Experimentation Project Arrangement would enable the three nations to accelerate the development, testing and evaluation of innovative hypersonic systems.
The two-seater Tiger attack helicopters were originally introduced into service with the ADF in 2004 and are expected to be withdrawn from service in 2027/2028.