Homecoming: VMM-363 “Lucky Red Lions” Transit RAAF Amberley
This weekend saw a flight of four USMC Boeing MV-22B Ospreys transit through RAAF Amberley on their way back home. The Ospreys, all from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363) “Lucky Red Lions” based out of MCAS Kaneohe Bay,…
USAF WC-135 sniffing around Amberley
A United States Air Force Boeing WC-135 has this week operated multiple flights out of RAAF Base Amberley. Initially arriving as “TORA 84” from Diego Garcia, the WC-135 was also noted stopping in at Darwin earlier in the week, before…
Aviation Expo 2019: Fostering the Future
Aviation Australia has played host once again to the now bi-annual Aviation Expo, showcasing careers in Queensland’s thriving aerospace and defence industries. Aircraft presented at the Aircraft Experience Zone (Image: Lance Broad) In it’s 14th iteration, the Aviation Expo has attracted…
Talisman Sabre 2019
Talisman Sabre 2019 was the eighth iteration of the biannual combined US-Australia military exercise. The exercise was concentrated in Central and South East Queensland, with most of the action happening in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Other nations participating were…
Embraer: Hunting the Orders
Embraer have brought their next generation narrowbody on an Australian tour, stopping in Brisbane and Sydney. The E195-E2 arrived into Brisbane on the 22nd of July from Port Moresby after touring much of Japan and the Philippines. Embraer’s E195-E2, nicknamed…