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Qld government launches aerial blitz on fire ants

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October 20, 2025
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As part of a $24 million scheme to contain the pests, the government says its aerial control program will disperse two rounds of treatment across 106,000 hectares by mid-2026, with eradication treatments also to be delivered year-round rather than seas…

Eurocopter pilot escapes burning helicopter after wirestrike

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October 2, 2025
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A Eurocopter AS 350 (registration unknown), which was conducting agricultural spraying operations near Holbrook, NSW, on 3 September, hit a wire with its skids and lost control, crashing into the ground and catching fire; despite this, the pilot was ab…

Deadly Arnhem Land bird strike was all but unavoidable, says ATSB

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September 30, 2025
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The Bell 206L-3 LongRanger helicopter VH-JMM was operating charter services in Arnhem Land on 14 July this year when it hit a white‑bellied sea eagle, which flew through the windscreen and caused serious upper body injuries to the passenger. The bird d…

Long-serving Black Hawk arrives at Australian War Memorial

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September 29, 2025
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Black Hawk A25-112, originally produced by American defence company Sikorsky, was operated by the Australian Defence Force alongside other aircraft seeing operational service in Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, East Timor and Pakistan.

StarFlight to bring trio of new helicopters to Tasmania

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September 24, 2025
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The aircraft, which will perform missions for Ambulance Tasmania and Tasmania Police, are expected to enter service from late 2027, and will be based in Hobart. It comes as StarFlight prepares to take over the state’s EMS contract from existing provide…

Babcock signs new $250m Border Force contract

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September 17, 2025
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Under the agreement, Babcock will deliver two new Airbus H145 D3 helicopters, equipped with advanced sensors, mission management systems, and long-range fuel tanks, enhancing surveillance and response capability in the strategically critical Torres Str…

$700m RAAF Townsville infrastructure on track for Apache delivery

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September 16, 2025
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The $700 million infrastructure investments will see a suite of infrastructure upgrades and facilities works at RAAF Base Townsville, including supporting infrastructure for the relocation of 16th Aviation Brigade Headquarters from Brisbane, along with…

‘Good as Gold’ Chinook arrives at Australian War Memorial

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September 8, 2025
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CH-47D Chinook A15-202, also known as “Centaur” or “Good as Gold”, was one of the first two Australian Chinooks deployed to Afghanistan in 2006.

‘Good as Gold’ Chinook arrives at Australian War Memorial

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September 8, 2025
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CH-47D Chinook A15-202, also known as “Centaur” or “Good as Gold”, was one of the first two Australian Chinooks deployed to Afghanistan in 2006.

WA Government pumps more than $13m into aerial surf patrols

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September 4, 2025
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Under the new three-year agreement, SLSWA will continue to deliver helicopter, jet-ski and beach patrols for safety and shark monitoring, as well as communications through its SurfCom centre and shark notifications on social media.