Air Affairs Australia (Air Affairs) has teamed with Discovery Air Defence Services (DA Defence), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air, to deliver a Fast Jet Adversary Air capability under Air Affairs’ existing Jet Air Support contract commencing in Q3 of 2017.
Three fully crewed and maintained Alpha Jets will be based at RAAF Williamtown to provide Red Air for Royal Australian Air Force training, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training for the Australian Army and anti-surface training for the Royal Australian Navy.
Operations, maintenance and logistics for Alpha Jets in Williamtown and at Albatross Aviation Technology Park (AATP) Nowra will be supported by an integrated Air Affairs and DA Defence team.
“Air Affairs and Discovery Air Defence are proud to be selected for this initial Fast Jet trial. The capabilities and expertise of both companies will be combined to deliver highly representative threats and training to produce specialist trained and competent RAAF, Army and Navy combat personnel.” Chris Sievers, managing director of Air Affairs said.
“Discovery Air Defence is trusted by the world’s leading air forces to deliver cost effective operational training support. Both Discovery Air Defence and Air Affairs are proud to be selected by the Australian Government to bring our combined capabilities and experience to improve the operational readiness of the Australian Defence Force,” Paul Bouchard, president of Discovery Air Defence said.