Featured in RAAFBYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2022ShareBeijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)China now blames Australia for the lasing incident involving two Chinese warships and an Aussie P-8 Poseidon. BYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021ShareAustralia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)With its plan to introduce the F-35A well underway, the Royal Australian Air Force is finally retiring the last of its F/A-18A/B Hornets. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2021ShareThese Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever SeenOne photographer has captured the Royal Australian Air Force’s low-flying action for the Riverfire festival like no other. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021ShareThe “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever SeeAustralian air shows did things differently back in 1981, as evidenced by this bizarre video. BYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMar 2, 2021ShareBoeing Is Adapting Its Australian Combat Drone For The U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg ProgramAs Australia signs up for more of the Airpower Teaming System drones, Boeing confirms it will use the design as the basis for its Skyborg offering. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMar 2, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021ShareAustralia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First TimeBoeing Airpower Teaming System is set to revolutionize how the Royal Australian Air Force fights and the drone’s export potential continues to grow. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareWatch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted TakeoffBoth pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareThe Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East TimorAmid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020ShareAustralia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five YearsPlans call for the rapid prototyping of a new air-breathing long-range missile for the Royal Australian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareAir Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War GamesPast participants recall incredible highlights from the big international exercise that plays out over Australia’s vast Northern Territory. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2020ShareAussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo ShootThe F/A-18A/B Hornet will be retired next year, so the Royal Australian Air Force is taking some awesome pics of the jets before they disappear. BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 18, 2020ShareAustralia’s Loyal Wingman Drone It’s Developing With Boeing Has Been Photographed In The WildA photographer spotted the Airpower Teaming System vehicle at an airfield somewhere in Queensland, ahead of its first flight. BYThomas NewdickAug 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareAustralia, Serbia Emerge As First Potential T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Export CustomersAustralia is looking to replace older jet trainers, but Serbia could be first to adopt the jet in a combat role. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareSouth Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar PlanesAustralia has also signaled that it wants to look for a new platform to replace or at least augment its 737-based E-7 radar jets. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAustralia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare PowersAlong with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 4, 2020ShareEverything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman DroneThe stealthy Airpower Teaming System drone has a snap-on nose that can accommodate a huge variety of payloads and can be swapped quickly in the field. BYTyler RogowayMay 4, 2020Share12
BYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2022ShareBeijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)China now blames Australia for the lasing incident involving two Chinese warships and an Aussie P-8 Poseidon. BYThomas NewdickFeb 22, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021ShareAustralia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)With its plan to introduce the F-35A well underway, the Royal Australian Air Force is finally retiring the last of its F/A-18A/B Hornets. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2021ShareThese Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever SeenOne photographer has captured the Royal Australian Air Force’s low-flying action for the Riverfire festival like no other. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021ShareThe “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever SeeAustralian air shows did things differently back in 1981, as evidenced by this bizarre video. BYThomas NewdickMar 26, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMar 2, 2021ShareBoeing Is Adapting Its Australian Combat Drone For The U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg ProgramAs Australia signs up for more of the Airpower Teaming System drones, Boeing confirms it will use the design as the basis for its Skyborg offering. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickMar 2, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021ShareAustralia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First TimeBoeing Airpower Teaming System is set to revolutionize how the Royal Australian Air Force fights and the drone’s export potential continues to grow. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareWatch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted TakeoffBoth pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareThe Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East TimorAmid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020ShareAustralia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five YearsPlans call for the rapid prototyping of a new air-breathing long-range missile for the Royal Australian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareAir Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War GamesPast participants recall incredible highlights from the big international exercise that plays out over Australia’s vast Northern Territory. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2020ShareAussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo ShootThe F/A-18A/B Hornet will be retired next year, so the Royal Australian Air Force is taking some awesome pics of the jets before they disappear. BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 18, 2020ShareAustralia’s Loyal Wingman Drone It’s Developing With Boeing Has Been Photographed In The WildA photographer spotted the Airpower Teaming System vehicle at an airfield somewhere in Queensland, ahead of its first flight. BYThomas NewdickAug 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareAustralia, Serbia Emerge As First Potential T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Export CustomersAustralia is looking to replace older jet trainers, but Serbia could be first to adopt the jet in a combat role. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareSouth Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar PlanesAustralia has also signaled that it wants to look for a new platform to replace or at least augment its 737-based E-7 radar jets. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAustralia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare PowersAlong with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 4, 2020ShareEverything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman DroneThe stealthy Airpower Teaming System drone has a snap-on nose that can accommodate a huge variety of payloads and can be swapped quickly in the field. BYTyler RogowayMay 4, 2020Share