Royal Australian Air Force

Sep- 2024 -

6 September

Land

Architectural rendition of the Deep Maintenance and Modification facility in Adelaide

Australia Starts Construction of Boeing 737 Sustainment Hangar in Adelaide

Australia has begun the construction of a four-bay aircraft hangar in Adelaide for the armed forces’ Boeing 737 aircraft maintenance project.

Aug- 2024 -

23 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Anduril Ghost Shark Submarine Drone Arrives in US

The US has welcomed the arrival of the Ghost Shark Extra-Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle for military testing.

1 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Delivers First MQ-4C Triton Drone to Australia

The Royal Australian Air Force has accepted its initial MQ-4C Triton drone as part of a 2018 contract with Northrop Grumman.

Jul- 2024 -

26 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

Australia Mulls Equipping MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone With Lethal Payloads

Australia is still considering equipping its MQ-28 Ghost Bat drones with lethal payloads to support combat missions.

15 July

Asia Pacific

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet in flight with two JDAM-ER 500lb bombs and two Time Space Position Information pods. Deep cap: TESTS OF EXTENDED RANGE 'SMART' BOMBS The Department of Defence, in conjunction with Hawker de Havilland and The Boeing Company, has conducted the successful initial testing of an extended range Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) variant. The successful tests were conducted at Woomera, South Australia, in mid August. The development activity was conducted under the Concept Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program managed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). The Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM-ER) is a conventional JDAM, enhanced with an Australian designed wing kit which has the potential to significantly increase its range. The wing kit was developed by Hawker de Havilland, based on technology licensed from DSTO.

Inder Singh Bisht

Australian F/A-18 to Be Armed With US Hypersonic Cruise Missile

The Royal Australian Air Force is integrating the US Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile with its F/A-18F Super Hornets.

15 July

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The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX *** Local Caption *** The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX will provide the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force with small uncrewed aerial systems designed to operate across a range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, enhancing situational awareness, force protection and the potency of Defences capabilities across land and littoral operations. These systems will be able to operate from or within confined areas, including small marine craft, urban environments and close vegetation, and work together with and complement crewed systems on a range of missions. This enables Army and Air Force to secure and control strategic land positions without placing our people in harms way, hold potential adversaries at risk, and support a broader strategy of denial. These capabilities are acquired as part of Project Defence 129 and deliver enhanced situational awareness and increased force protection through the acquisition and sustainment of tactical to nano-UAS platforms capable of operating across the spectrum of maritime and land force operations.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Purchases Small Drones for Army, Air Force

Canberra has signed more than $67.6 million in contracts to procure small unmanned aerial systems for the army and air force.

4 July

Land

Royal Australian Air Force's new Air Traffic Control sensor

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Air Force Traffic Control Sensor Achieves Initial Operational Capability

Hensoldt has confirmed the initial operational capability of a new Air Traffic Control sensor for the Royal Australian Air Force.

May- 2024 -

8 May

Land

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Improve Additional Military Facilities in Northern Territory

Australia announced an additional investment to upgrade military infrastructure and capabilities across the Northern Territory.

7 May

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Australian PM Calls China Warplane Conduct ‘Unacceptable’

Australia chastised China over its "unacceptable" behavior in international airspace, accusing a Chinese warplane of firing flares in the path of one of its navy helicopters.

Apr- 2024 -

16 April

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing to Revamp Australian Poseidon Maritime Patrol Fleet

Australia has awarded Boeing a contract to modernize its air force’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

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