Construction on a Boeing facility in Toowoomba, Queensland that will produce the MQ-28 Ghost Bat “loyal wingman” unmanned combat air vehicle has begun. The 9,000 square meter facility is expected… Continue reading "Work Begins On Australian Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Plant"
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail has been dispatched to Germany as part of Australia’s on-going to support to Ukraine. The Boeing-built AEW&C aircraft will be tasked with… Continue reading "Australia Continues Support To Ukraine With New Aid Package"
A United States Air Force “Squadron Operations Facility” will be constructed at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, in Darwin, Australia. The facility will be used for “mission planning, intelligence,… Continue reading "United States Air Force to build “Squadron Operations Facility” in Northern Australia"
Ukraine is in high level talks with Australia and the United States discussing the fate of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) decommissioned F/A-18 Hornets. The Hornets are ready to… Continue reading "Ukraine May Acquire Retired Australian F/A-18 Hornet Fighters Pending US Approval"
The Royal Australian Air Force announced on April 29 that the service had successfully concluded its first air-to-air refueling trials with Japan Air Self-Defence Force F-15 Eagles. From March 29… Continue reading "Royal Australian Air Force Tanker Concludes First Refueling Trials With Japanese F-15s"
The United States Air Force announced Thursday that it had awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a $985.3 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile. The HACM… Continue reading "Raytheon Awarded Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile Development Contract"
The Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35As are planned to visit Malaysia for a training exercise with the Royal Malaysian Air Force at the end of this year. In response to… Continue reading "Australian F-35s To Train In Malaysia At Year’s End"
United States Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, during a media briefing in Canberra alongside Royal Australian Air Force Marshal Robert Chipman, was asked by Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s The Strategist… Continue reading "U.S. Open To Discussion of Australia Operating B-21 Stealth Bombers"
Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton announced on Sunday that an additional $454 million AUD was being allocated for the Loyal Wingman program enabling the production of seven additional MQ-28A… Continue reading "Australia Announces Order for Seven Additional Loyal Wingmen"
The Royal Australian Air Force officially retired its final F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets on 29 November, bringing to an end the Classic Hornet’s 35 years of service with the RAAF. Hornets… Continue reading "Australia Officially Retires Classic Hornets After 35 Years Of Service"