Regional planes averaging almost a decade older than domestic jets

In this iteration of Operation Solania, the ADF deployed a Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan from No. 35 Squadron and supporting personnel to Kwajalein to support the maritime surveillance of the Marshall Islands’ exclusive economic zone.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, speaking to an ABC television interview on 7 February, reaffirmed the government’s decision to scrap the Australian Defence Force transport helicopters ahead of their planned withdrawal dat…