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RAAF Base East Sale begins 12-month SAF program

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  • February 10, 2025
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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.

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70-year-old Vampire sees the sun again

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  • February 6, 2025
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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…

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US Navy trials anti-drone laser

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  • February 6, 2025
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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.

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Sikorsky tests new Black Hawk engines

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  • February 4, 2025
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The Lockheed Martin company expects the Black Hawk modernisation program involving the new GE Aerospace turbine engines to boost aircraft performance, combat capabilities and range. The Australian Defence Force has purchased 40 Black Hawks to replace i…

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Watch: US F-35 obliterated in fiery crash

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  • January 30, 2025
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The fighter jet, landing gear extended in the footage, fell in an uncontrolled flat spin, passing in front of its own ejected pilot before striking the ground and exploding near an aircraft runway at the base on 28 January.

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First female RAAF Group Captain made AM

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  • January 28, 2025
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Marija Jovanovich joins more than 79 ADF personnel to be rewarded for excellence and achievement in areas ranging from strategic leadership and command to operational planning and combat capability.

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RAAF F-35’s to be armed with armour-piercing ammunition

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  • January 24, 2025
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The deal is considered the first major agreement for the advanced APEX ammunition type, with production due to start in 2025 and deliveries following over the next two years.

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F-35s approved to fly with sustainable fuels

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  • January 17, 2025
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The defence prime added the fighter jet can now operate with sustainable fuels blended up to 50 per cent with conventional fuels, depending on the raw materials and production pathways used.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force officer joins Australia’s Air Command

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  • January 15, 2025
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RNZAF Air Commodore Susie Barns has joined Australia’s Air Command under a bilateral memorandum of arrangement, establishing the Deputy Air Commander Australia (DACAUST) role as an ongoing opportunity for senior RNZAF officers.

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Another WWII Beaufort bomber discovered at sea

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  • January 13, 2025
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The aircraft, A9-497, was lost during a 1944 mission when it made an emergency water landing off the coast of Darwin. Remarkably, all four crew members survived the incident and were rescued the next day.

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