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RAAF opens state-of-the-art P-8A Poseidon training centre
Defence

A new $470 million training facility for the RAAF’s new Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft has officially opened.

RAAF KC-30A tankers offload 100 million pounds during Okra ops
Defence

The RAAF’s KC-30A MRTT deployment to the Middle East under Operation Okra recently marked 100 million pounds of fuel offloaded.

TBT – Top End air combat at Pitch Black 12
Defence

With Exercise Pitch Black 18 currently in full swing in the skies above the Northern Territory, today's Throwback Thursday feature revisits Pitch Black 12.

A different beast – the RAAF’s C-27J Spartan
Defence

The C-27J is not a straight replacement for the RAAF’s much-loved Caribou, but nor is it a mini Hercules.

French Rafales and Indian Sukhois among debutants for Pitch Black 2018
Defence

French Dassault Rafales, Indian Sukhoi Su-30s and Thai Saab Gripens are among the foreign aircraft to have deployed to the Northern Territory for the Royal Australian Air Force’s major multinational large-force employment exercise Pitch Black, which kicked off on Friday. The 2018 edition of Exercise Pitch Black features up to 4,000 personnel and up to

Throwback Thursday: Fast Jet females
Defence

Report examines why Australia has yet to graduate a female fighter jet pilot In almost a quarter century since the Australian Defence Force fully opened the cockpit door, women have piloted C-130s, C-17s and Black Hawk helicopters and more. But they have yet to crack the big one, to become fully qualified fast jet pilots.

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