The Commonwealth Government has announced it plans to buy an expanded fleet of new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules medium air mobility transport aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. The new aircraft will replace the current fleet of 12 C-130J-30s which have been in service since 1999...
and that at least five more would be far more suitable. Similarly, the current fleet of six Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft – also
management capability in the world, with the Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail aircraft achieving Final Operational Capability. The fleet of six Wedgetail aircraft reached the milestone this month with the entire capability, from physical aircraft to logistics, management, sustainment, ...
The RAAF’s ninth and tenth aircraft will switch to the Australian Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), which carries out maintenance management, fault diagnostics, supply support, mission planning and training management across the F-35A fleet. “The country aims to have 72 F-35A aircr...
Why would the RAAF keep aircraft in a non-flyable condition? It is not for a lack of spares. Is it laziness, stupidity, some self-loathing malaise? The RAAF is also allowing Mr Kirlin to pick over the training fleet: In addition to the Aussie Hornet purchase, Air USA also acquired five...