Adding to the growing list of “training firsts” surrounding the F-35, aircraft from Japan, the US and Australia recently ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been substantially refreshed in the past two decades including F-35A and F/A-18F fighter aircraft, as well as the addition of transport aircraft such as C-17s ...

Australian industry has reached a major milestone in the global F-35 fighter jet program, securing more than $5 billion in ...

So, can 100 aircraft provide credible deterrence? Currently the RAAF has 72 F-35A Lightnings, 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets and 12 EA-18G Growlers (electromagnetic attackers), for a total of 108 ...

These issues have in turn delayed the declaration of Final Operational Capability (FOC) for the RAAF’s F-35A fleet by more than 12 months and a new date is yet to be announced by the federal ...

The F-35A Lightning II “Frankenjet,” assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air ...

“I still have goose bumps,” Sowter said following the encounter. “Not every day you get to point your lens at four of the new RAAF F-35A Lightnings outside of an airshow, as they conducted a training ...

This achievement reportedly underscores Australia’s growing role in sustaining one of the world’s most advanced defence ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed trials of Curtiss-Wright’s ESCO Mobile Aircraft Arresting Systems (MAAS) ...

1 and No. 6 Squadrons out of RAAF Base Amberley, give Australia an upgraded air combat capability for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions until the full introduction into service of the F-35 ...