The recent Defence Force Posture Review suggested Defence consider upgrading the Cocos Islands airfield to support the new P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft likely to be acquired by the Royal Australian Air Force to replace its P-3C Orions.and more » …

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At around 3pm (AEST) emergency services including Fire and Rescue, Police, and the State Emergency Service where alerted to an emergency at the Williamtown RAAF base. The pilot reported smoke or fumes in the cockpit and was directed to dump fuel before …

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ABC Online The Roulettes are the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display team based at RAAF Base East Sale. They will perform their special display in 6 Pilatus PC-9A aircraft, a two-seat single-engine turboprop aircraft that is the advanced training …

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Jarad's hard work pays off with avionics degreeJarad has been studying avionics at the RAAF base in Wagga Wagga for two years, sitting exams most weeks. You must get at least 75 per cent in each exam to be able to sit the next week's exam, so Jarad has been studying quite a bit and graduated from …

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Perth's peek at ultimate spy planeFor that money, the Royal Australian Air Force gets the world's most sophisticated surveillance platform, the Boeing Wedgetail, which can track 3000 targets simultaneously up to 400km away. And that is just the start of its capabilities. …

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MANDURAH Coastal Times photographer Jon Hewson fulfilled a childhood dream when he went up in an RAAF training aircraft. The hour-long flight took Hewson on an aerial tour of Perth, Rottnest, Fremantle and the Swan River in a A23-017 Pilatus PC-9/A. …

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It's possible to fit a 61-tonne Abrams tank into one of the RAAF's new C-17A transport aircraft, but only just. For the first time, it's loaded an Abrams aboard a C-17A at Darwin then flown it across to Queensland where it will participate in Exercise …

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By Emma Wynne Residents of Kalgoorlie-Boulder were treated to an acrobatic air show yesterday evening by the Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes. To view this media, please enabled Javascript in your browser setttings. The elite formation aerobatic …

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At this weekend's Defence Force air show at RAAF Pearce, the Super Hornet will be a showstopper with its power and agility. It is a significant enhancement over the classic F/A-18 Hornet, which is the frontline fighter for the RAAF. …

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At this weekend's Defence Force air show at RAAF Pearce, the Super Hornet will be a showstopper with its power and agility. It is a significant enhancement over the classic F/A-18 Hornet, which is the frontline fighter for the RAAF. …

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