The Fighting First deploy to Townsville
Early October saw the deployment of eight F/A-18F Super Hornets to RAAF Base Townsville for Exercise Nigrum Pugio. The exercise …
The Keystone of the Pacific: The Aviation Studio Does Japan
Japan’s strategic position in the Pacific and it’s strong relationship with the United States makes it an excellent place to …
Hyakuri Air Festival 2019: Phantom Farewell
On the 30th of November and 1st of December, tens of thousands of aviation enthusiasts descended on JASDF Hyakuri Air …
Exercise High Sierra 2019: The Final Classic Hornet OPCON Course
Exercise High Sierra 2019 has kicked off at RAAF Base Townsville as up to 14 F/A-18A & F/A-18B Classic Hornets …
Edinburgh Airshow: The RAAF In The Defence State
This past weekend, the first Edinburgh Airshow was hosted since 2007. Despite the 12 year wait, more than 60,000 enthusiastic …
Low Level Moose Flying: RAAF And USAF C-17s Hone Their Interoperability
Three Boeing C-17A Globemaster IIIs have been operating out of RAAF Base Amberley as part of Exercise Global Dexterity, an …
RAAF Deploy to Japan: Exercise Bushido Guardian 2019
Exercise Bushido Guardian held in Septemeber and October 2019 marked the first joint air combat exercise between the Royal Australian …
Riverfire 2019: Part Two — The Show
After months of preparation, Riverfire had finally arrived. 500,000 people. 11 tonnes of fireworks. And, what The Aviation Studio was …
Riverfire 2019: Part One — The Rehearsals
As September draws to a close in Brisbane, hundreds of thousands of spectators travel into the city centre for Sunsuper …
USAF E-3 Sentry Visits RAAF Base Williamtown
A USAF Boeing E-3 Sentry 81-0005 from the 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron based out of Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, has …