The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Task Group that is operating in the Middle East has attacked its first target during a mission in Iraq. In a brief initial statement released on Thursday, Defence confirmed that an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter had dropped two bombs on “an ISIL facility”. Defence added: “All aircraft
Two more Beechcraft T-6C advanced trainers have transited Australian skies on their ferry flights on their way to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The aircraft, build numbers 4 and 5 of 11 the RNZAF have on order, arrived in Darwin from Bali on October 5 and, after overnighting in Brisbane, paid a visit to
The RAAF KC-30A deployed to the Middle East refuelled French Armée de l’Air Rafale F1 fighter jets over Iraq on Friday. KC-30A A39-002 is part of the RAAF’s 400 personnel strong Air Task Group deployed to Al Minhad Air Base near Dubai in the UAE, and began flying operational missions over Iraq in support of anti-IS missions on
A pair of Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft have completed their first armed combat mission over Iraq, Defence has confirmed. “The Super Hornets were on call to attack targets as identified [but] on this occasion the aircraft did not use their munitions, and have returned to base to disarm and prepare for
UDPATED – The RAAF could operate a total fleet of up to 10 Boeing C-17A Globemasters after Defence Minister Senator David Johnston announced on Friday that Australia is to acquire at least two additional C-17s and is considering the acquisition of a further two examples of the heavylift transport. Six C-17s are already in service with the RAAF’s 36 Squadron, based
Air traffic controllers from the Department of Defence (DoD) do not receive adequate refresher courses in maintaining proper separation of aircraft, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. The ATSB made the findings in a report concerning an incident on October 2 2012 when a Boeing 737-800 departing Darwin airport and a descending Boeing 717 on
