Royal Australian Air Force

Australia is working to modernize, upgrade, and strengthen its strategic capabilities across the spectrum of its missions and the work is beginning to show.

The limited arrangement has U.S. and Australian personnel flying the Australian-made uncrewed system.

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command announced the award Sept. 10.

A Royal Australian Air Force remote systems operator has become the first in the service to complete training on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.

As European nations grow increasingly worried about security in the Indo-Pacific region, their air forces explore scenarios for operating there.

RAAF chief Air Marshall Stephen Chappell says he signed a letter of intent with Luftwaffe commander Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.

Lockheed Martin ended a seven-month delivery suspension after the F-35 Joint Program Office accepted F-35s with “truncated” capabilities.

This was the first time RAN fired the NSM since it acquired the missile in January 2023.

Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at the Northern Territory’s RAAF Base Tindal in Australia.

Australia’s new defense strategy includes pricey acquisitions for both the Australian navy and air force, but data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool suggest that a commensurate increase in aviation-related contract opportunities may not be in the offing.

A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.

Both the UK RAF and the Royal Australian Air Force have formed new squadrons to run their joint F-35 mission data center at Eglin AFB, Florida.

Boeing has been awarded a $139.5 million contract to enhance the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon with the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade.

Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat final assembly facility will open in 2027 in Toowoomba, Queensland.

With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.

This marks the second extension of the Air Combat and Electronic Attack Sustainment contract, which initially came into effect in July 2016.

Northrop Grumman says the Triton's flight evaluated the performance of the engine, flight controls, fuel system and basic aircraft handling.

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed one of its Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW aircraft to Europe as part of its military assistance to Ukraine.

The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to work together on developing collaborative combat aircraft by standardizing multiple system components.

Australia, the UK and the U.S. in July signed a cooperation agreement to work together on future upgrades to the E-7A, with a focus on interoperability.

Next-generation fighters will be available when Australia searches for a replacement for a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E/Fs in the mid-2030s.

The Australian Defense Department has confirmed that it will be refreshing its Hercules fleet.

The “joint vision statement” stops short of a legal contract but commits the three E-7 buyers to develop new capabilities together.

The new plan means the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is no longer guaranteed to win a follow-on order.

Ghost Bat makes its first U.S. appearance for testing; Boeing wants to leverage it in developing collaborative combat aircraft