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1 month ago

India-Australia ink key air-to-air refuelling pact between their armed forces

Australia and India have achieved a significant milestone in their defence relationship by signing an arrangement to facilitate air-to-air refuelling between the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indian Armed Forces. The arrangement was announced during bilateral discussions between Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy, and Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on the sidelines of 11th …

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1 month ago

Australia, India sign arrangement to enable air-to-air refuelling for military aircraft

Deccan Chronicle

Vientiane : Australia and India have signed an arrangement to enable the Royal Australian Air Force and the Indian Armed Forces to conduct air-to-air refuelling, a statement by the Australian Defence Ministry said. Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy MP, and Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh announced the arrangement during bilateral discussions on Thursday, as per the …

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India, Australia sign agreement on refuelling of military aircraft

Hindustan Times

India and Australia have signed an arrangement to enable the Indian armed forces and the Royal Australian Air Force to conduct air-to-air refuelling of their aircraft. Under the arrangement, RAAF’s air-to-air refuelling aircraft, the KC-30A multi-role tanker transport, will be able to refuel aircraft of the Indian armed forces, a statement from the Australian defence ministry said. The signing of …

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3 months ago

Fears over Boeing's plan to create AI-controlled killer jets for US military - despite slew of scandals

Daily Mail

Aerospace giant Boeing — which has already stranded two NASA astronauts in space this year — now plans to build lethal, AI-piloted fighter planes. It is one of the several robotic fighter jets competing to become the Pentagon's killer AI drone fleet Above, an early production photograph documenting the systems installation and integration testing of the AI-powered killer drone's landing …

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4 months ago

Singapore Air Force confirms F-15s possible source of loud boom heard and felt across Perth

ABC

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has apologised while acknowledging it could have been responsible for a loud boom heard across Perth's southern suburbs on Wednesday. Unknown booming sound causes social media frenzy in Perth's south Photo shows Three planes on a tarmac at dusk Emergency services are at a loss to explain a large boom that rattled windows across …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

I'm an Aussie soldier who saw first-hand the mayhem Julian Assange unleashed on the Middle East. Here's my message to the Wikileaks founder as he waltzes into my home country as a free man

Daily Mail

As Julian Assange touched down in Australia for the first time in 14 years as a free man, former Australian soldier Shane Healey wasn't celebrating. Former Australian Defence Force soldier Shane Healey witnessed the impacts that Julian Assange's actions caused in the Middle East WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange kisses his wife Stella Assange as he arrives in Canberra He gave …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Opposition targets Defence Minister Richard Marles over RAAF flights and golf clubs

ABC

Richard Marles has declined to say whether he has ever packed his golf clubs on board any Royal Australian Air Force flights following an opposition attack in parliament over the defence minister's use of VIP transport. Key points: The Coalition wants to know if Richard Marles ever takes his golf club on RAAF special purpose flights The defence minister failed …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Riverfire 2023: The best spots to watch the fireworks, how to get there, and when to catch the RAAF air show

ABC

It's that time of year again: Queensland's largest firework display, Riverfire, is set to light up the sky and kick off this year's Brisbane Festival with a bang. A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler and a C-17A Globemaster III conduct rehearsal flights in the lead-up to the Brisbane Festival Riverfire. ABC News: Michael Lloyd A Royal Australian Air Force …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Four Australian F-35 jets join Malabar naval exercise

The Hindu

Four Royal Australian Air Force F-35 fighters jets joined the 27th edition of Malabar naval exercise involving Australia, India, Japan and the U.S., which concluded on the east coast of Australia off Sydney on Monday. “At the culmination of five days of multifarious exercises, Exercise Malabar vividly showcased the strong cooperation, shared values and the collective ability of the four …

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1 year, 7 months ago

RAAF rescue mission evacuates 36 Australians and their family members from Sudan

ABC

A Royal Australian Air Force plane has evacuated 36 Australians and their family members from Sudan in an overnight mission. Key points: An RAAF C-130J was used to evacuate 36 Australians and their family members from Sudan after deadly clashes in the country Foreign Minister Penny Wong said more than 190 Australians and their families had fled since fighting started …

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2 years ago

RAAF Chief Robert Chipman's visit to United States sparks renewed speculation Australia could purchase nuclear-capable B-21 Raiders

ABC

Regular rotations of America's newest nuclear-capable stealth bomber, and even a possible future Australian purchase of the B-21 aircraft, are expected to be discussed during high level talks between both nations this week. Key points: The Defence Department hasn't confirmed whether US officials have discussed deploying their new stealth bomber to Australia Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny …

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2 years, 1 month ago

RAAF looks to double cargo fleet with $10 billion US deal to replace ageing Hercules aircraft

ABC

Australia's ageing fleet of American-made military cargo aircraft will be replaced and doubled in number under a $10 billion deal approved by the United States. Key points: Australia has an ageing fleet of 12 Hercules aircraft The $10b deal comes amid an ongoing review into Defence spending Australia took the first delivery of C-130 Hercules aircraft in the 1950s The …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Craigmore teen dies after car crashes into fence at Edinburgh RAAF Base, 16-year-old charged

ABC

A driver has been charged after a 17-year-old died when the car he was travelling in crashed into a fence at the Edinburgh RAAF Base in Adelaide's north on Tuesday night. Key points: A 17-year-old from Craigmore is dead after the car he was travelling in crashed into a fence at the Edinburgh RAAF base A 16-year-old has been arrested …

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2 years, 4 months ago

South China sea patrols to continue as RAAF declares China's air defences are 'not impenetrable'

ABC

Australia's new Air Force Chief has declared surveillance missions will continue in the South China Sea despite a "recent spate of unsafe incidences" in the contested international airspace claimed by Beijing. Key points: Australia's Air Force Chief Robert Chipman warns China has made a "formidable aerospace capability" in the South China Sea But he doesn't believe there will be an …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Exercise Pitch Black begins in Darwin after COVID hiatus, with Germany, Japan and South Korea joining for the first time

ABC

Up to 100 fighter jets will be roaring across the skies over Darwin in the coming weeks as Exercise Pitch Black returns to the Northern Territory after a four-year hiatus. A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler takes off over Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2018. Despite growing tensions in parts of the world, including the Asia Pacific, Air Commodore …

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2 years, 4 months ago

IAF sends four Sukhois, two C-17 aircraft for 'Pitch Black' exercise in Australia

India TV News

Pitch Black exercise: Four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and two C-17 heavy-lift aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Friday joined a 17-nation air combat exercise in Australia. The three-week 'Pitch Black' exercise, being hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, is taking place amid the conflict in Ukraine and China's military muscle-flexing in the Taiwan Strait following US House …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison's 10-year vision and warning against Anthony Albanese

Daily Mail

The Prime Minister admits he has made mistakes but believes he can win Australia under a Labor government will become intolerant, with citizens worrying about what they can think and say, and economically weak due to excessive government intervention, Scott Morrison has warned in a last-ditch election pitch to voters. The Prime Minister rejects the US President's 'Build Back Better' …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Chinese military releases video it says shows Australian Defence Force plane flying in a 'nuisance' manner during laser encounter

ABC

The Chinese military has published a 12-second video claiming to show an Australian surveillance aircraft flying in a "malicious" and "unprofessional" manner close to warships from the People’s Liberation Army-Navy. Key points: The Chinese military was accused last month of shining a laser at an Australian air force plane Now China says the Australian aircraft was flying in a "nuisance" …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison accuses Chinese warship of 'reckless and irresponsible' act after laser was shone at RAAF aircraft

ABC

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a Chinese military vessel shining a laser at an Australian maritime aircraft was an "act of intimidation" that put Defence Force lives at risk. Key points: An RAAF P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight It came as two Chinese navy vessels sailed east through the Arafura Sea Scott Morrison says …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Aviation tales from Old Bar Airfield portray a tiny airstrip with a big history still in use today

ABC

In the 1920s, George Bunyan, the caretaker of a reserve at the small coastal town of Old Bar in northern New South Wales, decided to create an airstrip for some extra revenue, a place where people could refuel and take a break. "He was the one who actually located Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm when they went missing in …

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3 years, 3 months ago

'Operation dust in the eyes': The grassroots, brazen rescue of almost 100 Afghans

ABC

An Afghan karate champion with three children, including her two-year-old, had to stand in a sewage canal for six hours in her third attempt to get access to Kabul airport, as she fled the country. Human rights lawyer and former Olympian Nikki Dryden said the athletes "saved themselves". "I've been trying to reflect on what an extraordinary group of people, …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Hundreds escape Afghanistan on four RAAF flights out of Kabul

ABC

More than 300 people have been evacuated on a further four Australian flights out of Afghanistan overnight, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. Key points: Scott Morrison says Kabul airport is still chaotic The US has told its citizens not to go to the airport because of ISIS threats Mr Morrison could not guarantee getting all Australians out of Afghanistan More …

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3 years, 4 months ago

RAAF mission to rescue Australians from Kabul underway, plane seen on radar after leaving Afghanistan airspace

ABC

The first flight of an urgent and dangerous Defence Force mission to evacuate Australians and Afghans from Kabul’s besieged international airport has landed, with an RAAF transport aircraft touching down at a Middle Eastern base. Key points: The ABC understands Australians were told to head to Kabul's airport late last night An RAAF transport plane showed up on radar after …

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3 years, 8 months ago

RAAF planning for new military space command as it celebrates 100th anniversary

ABC

Australia's Air Force chief says planning is underway for a new military "space command" amid growing global competition for supremacy in the skies well above earth. Key points: The space command is likely to be staffed by personnel from the Army, Air Force and Navy Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld says Australia is three to four years behind where he wants …

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India-Australia ink key air-to-air refuelling pact between their armed forces

Australia, India sign arrangement to enable air-to-air refuelling for military aircraft

India, Australia sign agreement on refuelling of military aircraft

Fears over Boeing's plan to create AI-controlled killer jets for US military - despite slew of scandals

Singapore Air Force confirms F-15s possible source of loud boom heard and felt across Perth

I'm an Aussie soldier who saw first-hand the mayhem Julian Assange unleashed on the Middle East. Here's my message to the Wikileaks founder as he waltzes into my home country as a free man

Opposition targets Defence Minister Richard Marles over RAAF flights and golf clubs

Riverfire 2023: The best spots to watch the fireworks, how to get there, and when to catch the RAAF air show

Four Australian F-35 jets join Malabar naval exercise

RAAF rescue mission evacuates 36 Australians and their family members from Sudan

RAAF Chief Robert Chipman's visit to United States sparks renewed speculation Australia could purchase nuclear-capable B-21 Raiders

RAAF looks to double cargo fleet with $10 billion US deal to replace ageing Hercules aircraft

Craigmore teen dies after car crashes into fence at Edinburgh RAAF Base, 16-year-old charged

South China sea patrols to continue as RAAF declares China's air defences are 'not impenetrable'

Exercise Pitch Black begins in Darwin after COVID hiatus, with Germany, Japan and South Korea joining for the first time

IAF sends four Sukhois, two C-17 aircraft for 'Pitch Black' exercise in Australia

Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison's 10-year vision and warning against Anthony Albanese

Chinese military releases video it says shows Australian Defence Force plane flying in a 'nuisance' manner during laser encounter

Prime Minister Scott Morrison accuses Chinese warship of 'reckless and irresponsible' act after laser was shone at RAAF aircraft

Aviation tales from Old Bar Airfield portray a tiny airstrip with a big history still in use today

'Operation dust in the eyes': The grassroots, brazen rescue of almost 100 Afghans

Hundreds escape Afghanistan on four RAAF flights out of Kabul

RAAF mission to rescue Australians from Kabul underway, plane seen on radar after leaving Afghanistan airspace

RAAF planning for new military space command as it celebrates 100th anniversary