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A member of the Army Drone Racing Team competes in a drone time trial competition held at the 2019 Australian International Airshow at Avalon airport, Victoria.
Technology Australian International Airshow

Buzz in the air at drone racing

The 2019 Australian International Airshow hosted a world-first with a drone racing arena, attracting a variety of competitors.
Lightning strikes in the skies surrounding Katherine Showgrounds as Australian Army soldiers from The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal personnel set up emergency shelter tents.
National Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance

ADF answers the call when Cyclone Trevor hits NT

Australian Defence Force helped shelter hundreds of evacuees during pre-cyclone evacuation in the NT.
Lightning strikes in the skies surrounding Katherine Showgrounds as Australian Army soldiers from The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal personnel set up emergency shelter tents.
National Humanitaran assistance

Tropical Cyclone Evacuees Return Home

Cyclone-affected residents in the Northern Territory have returned home on Australian Defence Force (ADF) aircraft.
Royal Australian Air Force No. 35 Squadron and Australian Army 9th Force Support Battalion personnel load a C-27J Spartan aircraft before leaving RAAF Base Amberley for Richmond and Julia Creek in regional North Queensland.
National Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance

Air Force provides urgent fuel stocks

The Royal Australian Air Force provided humanitarian aid and disaster relief to isolated regions of flood-affected Queensland.
Aircraft surface finisher Corporal Kelvin Green is all smiles as the tail art on a No. 37 squadron C-130H Hercules is unmasked.
Capability Australia Day Honours

Perfected paint keeps aircraft flying

Corporal Green noticed paint was delaminating about three months and wrote a defect report including how to rectify the problem.

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