Air Force news

An EA-18G Growler departs RAAF Base Pearce.
02 May 2024
Air Force
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On a historic flight path to agile air ops

Commemorating the first flight circumnavigation of Australia included practising self-sustainment in using remote airfields around the country.

Commemoration & history | Exercises & training
Warren McDonald (left) and Air Vice Marshal David Scheul shake on the head contract.
02 May 2024
Air Force
News

Latest contract a big deal for air defence

Defence has formally engaged Lockheed Martin Australia to advance the multi-million-dollar Joint Air Battle Management System.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Royal Air Force Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton and Royal Australian Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman shake hands at the 80 Squadron reformation ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
02 May 2024
Air Force
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Squadron re-formation marks milestone

A re-formation ceremony between Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force 80 Squadrons was held at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Alliances & relationships
Flight Lieutenant Max and Flying Officer Cooper McClymont prepare to depart RAAF Base East Sale in a RAAF EA-18G Growler during Exercise Centenarie Redimus.
01 May 2024
Air Force
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The present salutes the past

Aviators complete a seven-day journey around Australia in honour of two RAAF personnel who completed the feat 100 years earlier.

Commemoration & history | Exercises & training
Leading Aircraftman Joshua Row shows the students from Port Moresby Technical College an engine bay of a C-27J Spartan aircraft at Port Moresby airport, Papua New Guinea, during the Defence Pacific Air Program.
01 May 2024
Air Force
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Inspiring next generation of college graduates

Students from Port Moresby Technical College visited the 35 Squadron detachment in PNG to tour a RAAF C-27J Spartan deployed under the Defence…

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
Leading Aircraftwoman Joan Domaschenz (right) and Sergeant Brett Austin visit Loka and his brother at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
01 May 2024
Air Force
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Aviators brighten the day for sick kids

RAAF aviators spent time playing games and sharing stories with ill and injured kids at Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Community engagement | People & service
Australian Army soldier Sergeant Clayford Lui, right, of 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, addresses the audience about the World War 2 service by Torres Strait Islanders during the Lest We Forget Anzac Day 2024 Tribute Concert at Sydney Town Hall. Left to right: Sergeant Lachlan Youll, Headquarters 2nd (Australian) Division; Private Letrell Uta, 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment; and Sergeant Clayford Lui.
30 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Defence supports Anzac Day tribute concert

Sailors, soldiers and aviators joined a lineup of iconic entertainers and the veteran community for a concert in Sydney on Anzac Day.

Ceremonies & events | Community engagement
A RAAF C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron parked at Telefomin airport, Papua New Guinea, during the Defence Pacific Air Program.
30 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Spartan strengthens partnerships in PNG

A RAAF C-27J Spartan conducted airlift operations in PNG as part of the Defence Pacific Air Program.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
Australian Defence Force Academy cadets at an Anzac Day service held at Majors Creek, NSW.
30 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Honouring shared history among the magpies

Majors Creek residents marched behind Australian Defence Force Academy cadets to the 150-year-old local church for Anzac Day.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
Commanding Officer 19 Squadron, Wing Commander Belinda Edmunds (r) and Flight Lieutenant Matthew Schmidt, a pilot from 6 Squadron, discuss the crash of F-111G A8-291 with local school children, Pulau Aur, Malaysia.
30 Apr 2024
Air Force
News

Close community ties through tragedy

A remote Malaysian island and its community has a strong and lasting bond with the Air Force, born out of the most tragic circumstances.

Alliances & relationships | Commemoration & history
Air Force aviators deployed to Solomon Islands unload a RAAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Honiara Henderson Airport.
30 Apr 2024
Army, Air Force
News

Aircraft support continues for Solomon Islands

Australian military aircraft have continued to play a major role in the air bridge that links Solomon Islands during its national elections.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
ADF ice hockey team played against the NSW Police team in Sydney.
29 Apr 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF gets a big break on police rivals

The ADF ice hockey team glided to victory against the NSW Police in a high-scoring match.

Sports, health & wellbeing