Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

Aeroplane June 2025

Combat veteran P-40 Kittyhawk unveiled

9th May 2025

Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk A29-90 Ming the Merciless was unveiled at the Royal Australian Air Force Museum at RAAF Point Cook by Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, Chief of Air Force.

Aeroplane December 2024

El neozelandés Anson, rumbo a la República Checa

19th December 2024

El 3 de octubre, la organización RAF Station Czechoslovakia anunció la adquisición del Avro Anson I MH120/ZK-RRA de Bill Reid en Omaka, Nueva Zelanda.

Aeroplane December 2024

Kiwi Anson heading to Czech Republic

19th December 2024

On 3 October, the RAF Station Czechoslovakia organisation announced the acquisition of Avro Anson I MH120/ZK-RRA from Bill Reid in Omaka, New Zealand.

Boeing

First Royal Air Force E-7 Wedgetail painted

6th November 2024

The initial Royal Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail rolled out from the paint shop in its RAF livery on October 17, 2024.

Airliner World September 2024

Both BBJ MAXs for the Royal Australian Air Force delivered

13th August 2024

The first Boeing 737-8 MAX BBJ for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), A62-001, pictured at Boeing Field in Seattle on June 21, 2024.

Northrop Grumman

RAAF receives its first MQ-4C Triton

1st August 2024

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) formally accepted the first of four Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft during a ceremony at RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory on 31 July 2024.

Australia

New home planned for Aussie B-24 Liberator

19th April 2024

In the Melbourne suburb of Werribee, Victoria, the state-owned Melbourne Water Corporation will soon begin a project to dismantle the larger of two Second World War hangars at the far end of the old training base – hangar 1 – and relocate it to a site adjacent to the B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia restoration hangar.

Australia

Australian Wedgetail touches down at RAF Lossiemouth

16th February 2024

A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, A30-002, touched down at RAF Lossiemouth today (February 16, 2024).

AEW&C

La USAF espera acelerar la adquisición del E-7 Wedgetail

15th August 2023

El Jefe de Estado Mayor de la USAF, General Charles Q Brown Jr, el Jefe de Estado Mayor de la RAF, ACM Sir Richard Knighton, y su homólogo de la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF), AM Robert Chapman, han firmado una "declaración de visión conjunta" por la que las tres armas aéreas se comprometen a cooperar en el "desarrollo de capacidades, evaluación y pruebas, interoperabilidad, sostenimiento, operaciones, entrenamiento y seguridad" del E-7A Wedgetail.

AEW&C

USAF hopes to accelerate E-7 Wedgetail procurement

15th August 2023

USAF Chief of Staff Gen Charles Q Brown Jr, RAF Chief of the Air Staff ACM Sir Richard Knighton, and his RAAF counterpart, AM Robert Chapman, have signed a “joint vision statement” committing the three air arms to cooperate in E-7A Wedgetail “capability development, evaluation and testing, interoperability, sustainment, operations, training and safety”

AEW&C

Australia enviará un E-7A Wedgetail para apoyar el suministro a Ucrania

11th July 2023

La Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF) desplegará un único avión Boeing E-7A Wedgetail de alerta temprana y control aerotransportado (AEW&C) en Alemania para ayudar a proteger la vital puerta de entrada de la ayuda humanitaria internacional y la asistencia militar a Ucrania; una medida que demuestra el apoyo de Australia a la nación devastada por la guerra mientras continúa defendiéndose de la invasión rusa en curso.

AEW&C

Australia to send E-7A Wedgetail to support Ukraine supply effort

11th July 2023

The Royal Australian Air Force will deploy a single Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to Germany to help protect the vital gateway of international humanitarian aid and military assistance to Ukraine; a move that demonstrates Australia’s support for the war-torn nation as it continues to defend against the ongoing Russian invasion

Australia

USMC's 'Black Knights' carry out first trans-Pacific F-35C deployment

4th July 2023

Four F-35C Lightning IIs from the USMC’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) ‘Black Knights’ at MCAS Miramar, California, recently carried out their first trans-Pacific deployment to Australia for integrated training with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Australia

Australia formally activates first MQ-4C Triton unit

27th June 2023

The Royal Australian Air Force has formally reactivated No 9 Squadron at RAAF Base Tindal – located within Australia’s Northern Territory – as the air arm prepares to welcome its first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles in 2024

Australia

Australia activa formalmente la primera unidad MQ-4C Triton

27th June 2023

La Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF) ha reactivado formalmente el Escuadrón nº 9 en la Base Tindal de la RAAF -situada en el Territorio del Norte de Australia- mientras la fuerza aérea se prepara para dar la bienvenida a sus primeros vehículos aéreos no tripulados (UAV) de gran altitud y larga resistencia (HALE) MQ-4C Triton de Northrop Grumman en 2024.

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