Seahawks clock 50,000 flight hours
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) MH-60R Seahawk fleet has reached more than 50,000 flight hours in ten years of operational service.
“The MH-60R’s decade-long service...
Two Super Hornets lost from USS Truman
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) went overboard on Tuesday 6 May 2025 during an attempted landing on the...
India and France in fighter deal
India has finalized a multi-billion-dollar contract with France for the acquisition of 26 Dassault-made Rafale Marine fighter jets and a wider package covering weapons,...
NZ Poseidon to monitor North Korea sanctions
On 29 April it was announced that a RNZF P-8A Poseidon aircraft has deployed to Japan to conduct monitoring of United Nations sanctions against...
RAAF’s Joint Strike Fighters and defence at sea
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...
Japan to field second F-35B squadron
Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) document reviewed...
China’s big new combat aircraft
By Bill Sweetman*
The speed, agility, range and stealth of an individual aircraft type are still important, but they’re no longer the whole story of...
Japanese warship conducts JSF flight trials
On 21 October the US Navy announced that one of their F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s 27,000 tonne Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS...
Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton
On 31 July Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System – ‘AUS 1’ – to be operated by the Royal Australian Air Force...
Surveillance drone on way from US
The first of at least four new large, unmanned surveillance aircraft ordered from the United States is due to arrive in the Northern Territory...