Air

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon 2024.

Boeing Defence Australia have signed a $600 million contract extension to sustain and upgrade the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets for the RAAF until 2030.

C-17 airlifters from the UK, US and Australia gathered at RAAF Base Amberley in November to participate in Exercise Global Dexterity 23-2 | Nigel Pittaway

The Government last month signed stage two of a facility services deed with BAE Systems Australia worth $110 million

Boeing announced its interest in pitching T-7A for the RAAF at the Avalon airshow in February | Max Blenkin

Japan's request to buy more air-to-air missiles has been cleared by the US State Department | Mike Yeo

Lockheed Martin Australia has appointed Rob Milligan to the newly created Program Director role for AIR6500 Phase 1.

Australia will continue to play a role in F-35 operational testing, with Australian and British personnel joining the newly renamed United Operational Test Team last month | Ben Felton

A RAAF Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from No.33 Squadron touched down at Amberley in November after participating in a joint US-Republic of Korea exercise on the Korean peninsula | Nigel Pittaway

Boeing has introduced a sustainable engine wash technology for Australia’s fleet of C-17 Globemaster IIIs.

The US State Department has approved another potential FMS arms package for precision weapons to equip South Korea’s F-35A Lightning II fleet | Mike Yeo

Defence has confirmed that an undisclosed number of the RAAF’s ten Leonardo C-27J Spartan airlifters have been grounded | Nigel Pittaway

The Embraer’s C-390 Millennium has been selected as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft II public tender to provide the Republic of Korea Air Force with new military transport aircraft.

The Government of Canada has signed an agreement with the United States for the acquisition of up to 16 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force, as part of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project.

Exercise Global Dexterity 23-2 will be held at RAAF Base Amberley from 27 November to 8 December, bringing together C-17A Globemaster aircraft from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia for a series of air mobility training missions.

European missile systems company MBDA and Korean Aerospace Industries have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two companies.