The Governor General’s husband, Michael Bryce, has been named patron of the RAAF’s No 75 Squadron Association. Formed in 1942, the squadron played a key role in defending Australia’s northern approaches from Japanese air attack during World War 2. Currently base at RAAF Tindal near Katherine, the squadron deployed to Iraq in 2003. “I am,
A RAAF AP-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft returned to Darwin Sunday night after taking part in search and rescue efforts following the sinking of a passenger ferry off Papua New Guinea. Some 246 passengers were rescued after the MV Rabaul Queen sank in rough seas while en route from Kimbe to Lae. Reports of how
BAE Systems has for the first time successfully demonstrated the ability for an unmanned aerial vehicle to recover to an airfield which is unfamiliar to its mission system. The demonstration – conducted at West Sale in Victoria – was conducted by a Kingfisher 2 UAV, and also saw the vehicle successfully integrate into nearby RAAF
A international naval review and the next Pacific International Maritime Exposition will be held in Sydney in October 2013, to coincide with the centenary of the arrival of the first Royal Australian Navy fleet into Sydney in 1913. “In October of 2011, Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Griggs sent letters of invitation to over 50
A Richmond based RAAF C-130 Hercules flew to flood besieged Moree last night with bedding and other humanitarian supplies as thousands of New South Wales residents face the prospect of evacuation amid rising waters. “The aircraft and crew were able to quickly respond to this task which will provide the people of Moree affected by
Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace has confirmed it will bid in its own right as a prime contractor for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) program with an offering based on the EC135 helicopter. “Australian Aerospace’s proposal will build on the company’s training systems design capability, its extensive Australian civil and
