Australia’s combat fleet is at a defining moment for the 21st century, with an ever-darkening geopolitical environment and the emergence of new capabilities. These are troubling times for Australian ...

The Collaborative Combat Aircraft operated for the first time outside of the Woomera Training Area during Exercise Carlsbad in April 2025 at RAAF Tindal, which hosts F-35A and MQ-4C units. Early in ...

Australia will be the first global P-8A operator to receive Increment 3 Block 2 modifications, few months after the U.S. Navy started testing the upgraded jet. Boeing has announced the induction of ...

AVALON, Australia—The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) expects to use a series of demonstrations with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) this year to define its investment ...

The RAAF has developed into Oceania’s strongest air force—driven in large part by alarm over Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is one of the most modern and ...

The Department of Defence said it has "expressed its concerns" with its Chinese counterparts following an interaction between a People's Liberation Army–Air Force (PLA-AF) aircraft and a Royal ...

AVALON, Australia—The Royal Australian Air Force has taken the first steps to explore how to replace its fleet of BAE Systems Hawk training aircraft, though they are likely to remain in service for ...

Australia's 13th Boeing P-8A Poseidon arrives at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia, in September 2025. (Commonwealth of Australia) Boeing has announced the launch of a programme to upgrade the ...

An EA-18G from the US Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on ...