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By Jon Lake 22nd December 2023

… and Wedgetail (an indigenous Australian Eagle) became the RAAF’s preferred name. The aircraft is based on the Boeing … Grumman and Raytheon E-Systems were selected after an RAAF evaluation of the responses to an Invitation to Register … North) was delivered to the Turkish Air Force at Konya Air Base, the fleet’s main operating base, on February 21 2014, …

By Dino Carrara 16th February 2024

… early warning and control aircraft is operated by 2 Sqn at RAAF Base Williamtown. The Wegdetail arrived from Ramstein Air Base in …

By Tom Kaminski 4th July 2023

… integrated training with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The four fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters … June 17 and, after making four stopovers, arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia , on June 22. The …

By Nigel Pittaway 18th July 2023

… throughout the course of 2023, at which point the RAAF plans to declare Final Operational Capability (FOC) for … international F-35 training programme at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, where training of initial Australian crews … 10, 2018, when A35-009 and A35-010 arrived at RAAF Williamtown north of Sydney on their trans-Pacific delivery …

By Khalem Chapman 20th June 2023

… transfer of up to 41 ex- Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) -operated Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornet multi-role fighters … legacy Hornets that are currently in storage at RAAF Base Williamtown , New South Wales, after the fleet was withdrawn …

By Khalem Chapman 12th July 2023

… The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy a single Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne … total, with the aircraft employed by No 2 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales. … Australia to send E-7A …

By Steve Beebee 6th July 2023

… Australia, the retired jet has reached its new home Former RAAF McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet A21-101 has arrived at … in 1985. During its service career it had been based at Williamtown Air Force Base and in 2018 it participated in exercise Pitch Black, …

By Khalem Chapman 25th April 2023

… that tested the ability of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to work together on … force. A variety of RAAF aircraft operating from RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland; RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia; and RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, worked closely with the …

By JAMES KIGHTLY 29th January 2024

… II S1149 airborne from Mount Batten, the RAF flying boat base on Plymouth Sound, in August 1935. AEROPLANE The … a seaplane hangar being erected specifically for them at RAAF Point Cook on Port Philip Bay. Initially retaining their … were too rough to land back home, forcing a diversion to Williamtown. Finally the Southampton arrived in triumph the …

By Khalem Chapman 20th December 2022

… A further five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) -operated Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs have arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, bringing the total number in …

By Tim Fish 4th January 2023

… military, writes Tim Fish The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) are in the … will be declared. Most F-35s are based out of RAAF Williamtown operated by No 3 and No 77 Squadrons, and the No … were assigned to No 75 Squadron operating out of RAAF Base Tindal in its Northern Territory to cover the northern …

By Dave Allport 14th October 2022

… have been delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) , bringing the total number in service to 54 aircraft … on September 23, with the aircraft being delivered to RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales between August 30 and …

By Jamie Ewan 22nd November 2022

… Collection (HFC) from the Fighter World collection at RAAF Base Williamtown, the jet now wears representative 20 Squadron …

By Josef Campion 29th November 2021

… half decades of service, t he Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has farewelled the F/A-18A/B Hornet via an end of era event hosted on November 29. Taking place at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, the farewell event …

By Dave Allport 24th November 2021

… A further three Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning IIs have been delivered. They arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, on November 20. The aircraft …