RAAF TO CONTINUE FLYING ITS F-35S DESPITE EJECTOR SEAT FAULT written by Staff reporter | August 2, 2022

An F-35A Lightning II takes off with its payload of GBU-12 bombs from RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Arnhem Thunder 21. (Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould) The RAAF will continue to fly its F-35s despite the US and Israeli air forces grounding their fleets over an ejector seat fault. Defence told Australian Aviation sister title Defence Connect inContinue reading “RAAF TO CONTINUE FLYING ITS F-35S DESPITE EJECTOR SEAT FAULT written by Staff reporter | August 2, 2022”

HMAS SYDNEY SYDNEY entering Melbourne

HMAS Sydney (R17/A214/P214/L134) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built for the Royal Navy and launched as HMS Terrible (93) in 1944, but was not completed before the end of World War II. The carrier was sold to Australia in 1947, completed, and commissioned into theContinue reading “HMAS SYDNEY SYDNEY entering Melbourne”

HMAS BOWEN HMAS Bowen (J285/M285), named for the town of Bowen, Queensland, was a Bathurst class corvette of the Royal Australian Navy. https://ift.tt/0m6UDJO

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US Navy USS Donald Cook Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer

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AUKUS – Australia, the UK, the US … and New Zealand? Also an eco-friendly option for defence?

KEY ENABLERS | 01 AUGUST 2022 By: Natasha Poole Opinion: The AUKUS trilateral security arrangement provides a unique opportunity to establish a broader defence security ecosystem and address Australia’s energy trilemma, writes Natasha Poole. Nuclear submarines have been a game changer in defence since the Cold War. They are the only form of naval vessel which canContinue reading “AUKUS – Australia, the UK, the US … and New Zealand? Also an eco-friendly option for defence?”