Australia’s new Air Force Chief has announced that Australia will continue surveillance missions in the South China Sea despite Beijing’s recent dangerous interception of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft. This is the first time Air Marshal Robert Chipman, the head of the RAAF, spoke to the media since taking up his post last…
Australia Declares Beijing’s Air Defences ‘Not Impenetrable’ Will Continue South China Sea Patrols
Beijing Says Dangerous Air Maneuvers Against Australian Aircraft Acceptable
Beijing has defended a PLA pilot’s dangerous air maneuvers made against an Australian military plane that was conducting maritime surveillance in international airspace in the South China Sea, stating the actions were “reasonable, and legitimate.” A spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Ministry of Defence claimed that the Australian P-8A aircraft entered its sovereign…
US Bombers Set to Complete Interoperability Drills With the Australian Air Force
Two U.S. Air Force heavy bombers have joined the Australian air force to conduct training exercises meant to help enhance military cooperation between the allies off the northeast coast of Australia, in the Northern Territory. The U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers, known as Bones, flew in from the Indian Ocean region to conduct drills alongside the Royal…
Australia Plans for a New Space Command as Australian Air Force Celebrates 100 Years
The Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has verified that Australia will establish an integrated space organisation in the next year. Hupfeld, who told the ABC the news on March 31, is currently heading up an analysis into the requirements for Australia to establish its own sovereign space domain for…
Australia Plans New Space Command as Air Force Celebrates 100 Years
The Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has verified that Australia will establish an integrated space organisation in the next year. Hupfeld, who confirmed the news to the ABC on March 31, is currently heading up an analysis into the requirements for Australia to establish its own sovereign space organisation…
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