HMAS Adelaide is followed by HMAS Canberra and HMAS Supply into Nuku‘alofa harbour, Tonga, as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo: Christopher Szumlanski
By Desmond Woods OAM*
Despite serious expenditure on the RAAF’s Joint Strike Fighters over the last decade, none of these highly capable aircraft are able to operate from the decks of the RAN’s Landing Helicopter Docks (LHD) HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide.
