RAAF Base Williamtown hosted one of the world’s largest cargo aircraft, an Antonov An-124 on Wednesday 2 May, and Thursday 3 May to deliver F-35A training equipment. The equipment – an F-35 Weapons Load Trainer (WLT) and Ejection Seat Maintenance Trainer (ESMT), unloaded and installed in the Australian F-35 Integrated…
The Royal Australian Air force leads a multi national fleet of military aircraft in the skies above Queensland. In one of Australia’s biggest peacetime air movements of troops and equipment, aircraft from three nations deployed soldiers to the front lines of Exercise Talisman Sabre. This biennial exercise cements the key…
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 mount 1,000 pound Guided Bomb Units onto an F-35B Lightning IIs on the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2018. This event marked the first time an F-35 has been loaded with live ordnance…
A Royal Australian Air Force No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon with Harpoon missiles attached conducts a training sortie over the Indian Ocean. [maxgallery id="115538"] Australian Department of Defence March 28, 2018
KC-30 Multi Role Tanker Transport Operations during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017. Now in its seventh iteration, the Talisman Saber series of exercises is the principal Australian and US military training activity focused on the planning and conduct of mid-intensity "high end" war fighting in the air, land and maritime domains. …
The 56th Rescue Squadron conducts a training exercise at the future home of Aviano Air Base, Italy. 01.22.2018 Video by Senior Airman Lance Valencia 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
HMAS Toowoomba departed Fleet Base East for a three month deployment to South East Asia. The helicopter frigate will participate in exercises with foreign navies and regional engagement including Malaysia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. Credit Photos: Australian Department of Defence March 25, 2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Bombers arrive at RAAF Base Darwin to train with the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC). [maxgallery id="115581"] Enhanced Air Cooperation builds on a broad range of combined air exercises and training activities undertaken between the US and Australia, which…
