11/23/2015: In this recent video from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, the KC-30A is seen on the ramp being maintained. Credit: The KC-30A is a clear maintenance success as highlighted in an interview with Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald. The RAAF has deployed a single KC-30A to the Middle East…
11/23/2015: A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning, control and surveillance aircraft set a new record by flying a 17.1 hour operational mission over Iraq and Syria. Along with a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport and six F/A-18A Hornets, the Australian aircraft participate in close air…
10/10/2015: Air Task Group Armament Technicians build precision guidance munitions for Australian F/A-18A Hornets to conduct close air support operations in Iraq as part of the international coalition formed to disrupt and degrade the Da’esh threat. Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) as part of Operation OKRA comprises six RAAF F/A-18A…
08/07/2015: When former Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) launched Plan Jericho, he underscored that the core opportunity, which the F-35 provided for the RAAF and the Australian defense forces, is opening up an era of continuous transformation. In his presentation, February 23, 2015 to the…
08/04/2015: During a visit to Australia in August 2015, Second Line of Defense had a chance to talk with senior RAFF personnel about the operations in Iraq and Syria. There will be more to come as these interviews are completed, but a key point was that two new combat systems were…
07/16/2015: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport with No. 33 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, refuels a variety of U.S. and Australian F/A-18 fighter’s during a training exercise that is part of Talisman Sabre 2015, 13 July 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly…
07/12/2015: In this video, the outgoing Chief of Staff of the RAAF talks about his look back and ahead. He highlights the evolving capability for global and regional operations as the RAAF has become a more sustainable force with global reach with the C-17s and the KC-30As and is looking…
06/21/2015: Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) as part of Operation OKRA comprises six RAAF F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft and a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. Nearly 400 personnel have deployed to the Middle East as part of, or in direct support of…
