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Australia joins US and the Philippines in major exercise
6 April 2016
Australian Defence Force personnel have commenced participation in Exercise BALIKATAN 2016, the major annual multi-faceted exercise hosted by the Armed Forces of the...
Evolution of Air Force and Army unit at RAAF Base Richmond
4 April 2016
A 51-year era for the Air Movements Training and Development Unit at RAAF Base Richmond will see another important transition as the unit is retitled the Air Mobility...
Royal Australian Air Force celebrates 95th birthday
31 March 2016
On 31 March 1921, the RAAF was formed as an independent service from the Army, making it the second-oldest air force in the world.
The RAAF has its origins in the...
Successfully testing air land integration
24 March 2016
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Australian Army, with support from Northrop Grumman, have successfully conducted a firepower demonstration and a combat...
Royal Australian Air Force pilot selected as a 2016 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
17 March 2016
Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader (SQNLDR) Samantha Freebairn, a C-17A, pilot has been selected as a 2016 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum....
Next Generation Air Force Balloon
11 March 2016
Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies AO, CSC, unveiled the new and striking helmet shaped hot air balloon in Canberra today.
The cutting edge balloon, link the...
World War II Catalina mystery solved
3 March 2016
Memorial services have been held in Cairns to commemorate the loss of World War II Catalina A24-25 and 11 crew members.
On a moonless, cloudy night on February 28,...
2016 Defence White Paper
25 February 2016
The 2016 White Paper is a comprehensive and responsible long-term plan to ensure Australia’s national security.
It is the culmination of detailed analysis of...
ADF personnel touchdown to assist Fiji
23 February 2016
Critical support is being provided to Fiji by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian Defence Force personnel following the devastation left by severe...
Air Force KC 30A successfully refuels C 17A for the first time
15 February 2016The first air-to-air refuelling from an RAAF KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to a C-17A Globemaster III occurred on February 10 over Edwards Air Force Base in...
Gifting of heritage aircraft shares Air Force history
12 February 2016
The Royal Australian Air Force has announced the successful recipients for three retired Air Force heritage aircraft being gifted to Australian historical organisations...
Australian Command Handover in the Middle East
28 January 2016
Rear Admiral Trevor Jones, AO, CSC RAN has handed over command of Joint Task Force 633 (JTF 633) in the Middle East to Air Vice Marshal Tim Innes CSC.
A Transfer of...
First Australian Pilatus PC 21 pilots commence training in Switzerland
18 January 2016The first Australian pilots to undertake conversion training on the Pilatus PC-21 recently arrived in Switzerland. These pilots will form the transition team responsible...
