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Australia's first two in-country F-35As are starting flying operations this week out of RAAF Williamtown.

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RAAF on a solid transition track

The 12 months since ADM last reviewed Defence’s Air programs has seen significant progress towards respective major milestones and this tempo looks set to continue throughout 2019.

The US has launched its latest Missile Defense Review in an event at the Pentagon, foreshadowing greater investment in missile defence capabilities and associated technologies.

Australian researchers and RUAG Australia are investigating the use of laser metal deposition (LMD) production technology for faster and more cost-effective aircraft repairs.

After a sixteen-year wait, Australia's first two locally-based F-35A Joint Strike Fighters have touched down at RAAF Williamtown.

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ANAO reports on JSF

The latest report from the independent auditor has landed only a week before the first two Australian jets are to land at RAAF Williamtown.

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50 years of RAAF Orion operations

The RAAF formally celebrated 50 years of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime surveillance operations with a multi-ship low-level formation flight around Adelaide.

Rescue efforts are underway for US military personnel off Japan following a "mishap" between a US Marine Corps FA-18/D Hornet and a KC-130J tanker.

Thales and Airservices have reached two key milestones in the delivery of the OneSKY program.

The first two of fifteen F-35A deployable cabins have been delivered to the ADF, marking an important milestone in the Australian JSF program.

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King Air squadron to disband

The RAAF will disband one of its two King Air squadrons in December as part of its fleet consolidation plan.

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper variant has been chosen as Australia’s first armed remotely piloted aircraft system.

Ground has been broken on TAE Aerospace’s new Turbine Engine Maintenance Facility (TEMF) site in Bundamba, Queensland, which will support in-country sustainment of Australia’s fifth-generation fighter jets.

A RAAF KC-30A tanker has completed air-to-air refuelling trials with USAF F-22 Raptors.

Belgium has opted for the F-35A as its future combat aircraft.

The latest rotation of the RAAF's KC-30A tanker transport aircraft has returned to Australia following a successful four month deployment to the Middle East.