According to an article published by the Danish Ministry of Defence on December 12, 2019: Today, the Danish Government has consulted the Danish Foreign Policy Committee about military contributions to a European-led maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The Danish contributions will include a staff officer contribution from…
No. 2 Operation Conversion Unit is conducting Exercise High Sierra 19-2 from RAAF Base Townsville from 18 November to 05 December 2019. Exercise High Sierra represents the last three weeks of the 6 month long F/A-18 operational conversion course (OPCON) that converts fighter pilots from the Hawk Mk127 Lead-in-fighter aircraft…
Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity. DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI 11.04.2019 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Keller AFN Naples
On 11 Dec 19, Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit conducted its final F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet flight under the Unit’s banner. The mission represented a key milestone in the phased-draw down of 2OCU Classic Hornet operations – which ceased in Dec 2019. With this historic flight closing a significant chapter in…
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), operate aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during routine operations in the eastern Pacific, Oct. 2019. 3rd MAW is capable of conducting missions across…
The F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived in Adelaide for the first time on 6 November to participate in the Edinburgh Air Show, 9-10 November 2019. The Air Show showcased advances in aviation technology during the 100 years since the epic flight in November 1919 of notable South Australians Sir Ross…
Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown welcomed the arrival of seven new F-35A Lightning II aircraft to Australia’s fleet on 11 December 2019. The seven new F-35A Lightning II aircraft have brought the Australian fleet numbers to 13 aircraft. The aircraft travelled from Luke AFB via Hickham/Anderson Air Force Bases…
India and Russia kicked off the 11th iteration of their bilateral military exercise, designated Indra-2019, at a military training ground in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on December 11, according to the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD). The exercise will be simultaneously conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, a state on…
