Air Force

Fifty RAF personnel hold portraits of the 50 prisoners of war, executed by the Nazis, during the 75th anniversary of the Great Escape in Poland. Portraits were created by artist Jon England.

People Anniversary

Great Escape remembered 75 years later

Wing Commander Mary Anne Whiting travelled to Poland to attend the 75th anniversary.

The P-8A Poseidon, based in South Australia, will feature alongside historic aircraft at the upcoming Edinburgh Air Show.

National Defence policy

Epic adventure in the spotlight

RAAF Base Edinburgh will hold its first major air show in 12 years to highlight our transformation into a fifth-generation air force.

Leading Aircraftman Robert Scott, from the Royal Australian Air Force Band, plays the bagpipes at his great-great-uncle's grave site. Photo: Petty Officer Andrew Dakin

International Anzac Day

Piper pays tribute to fallen ancestor

Leading Aircraftman Robert Scott paid tribute to an ancestor the only way he knows how: by playing his bagpipes.

Leading Aircraftman Brodie McIntyre stands at the Ari Burnu Cemetery, Turkey. He is a Warlpiri man and is preparing to represent the Australian Defence Force in Gallipoli this Anzac Day. Photo: Petty Officer Andrew Dakin

People Anzac Day

Sombre sounds of didgeridoo at Anzac Day services

A Warlpiri man in the Royal Australian Air Force will play the didgeridoo at the Anzac Day commemorative services in Turkey.

Air Force medical personnel from No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron and Headquarters Health Services Wing conduct simulated causality drills during Exercise Regimen White 19, RAAF Base Amberley.

Capability Exercises

Evacuation training could save lives

Exercise Regimen White 19 was the biggest iteration of the exercise yet.

Flight Lieutenant Matthew Jones is currently deployed to Task Group Afghanistan as a doctor at the Hamid Karzai International Airport military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.

People Operation Highroad

RAAF doctor rises to the challenge in Afghanistan

For Flight Lieutenant Matthew Jones, the biggest challenge working in a military hospital in Afghanistan is not knowing what will come through the

Leading Aircraftman Andrew Lawson (left), provides advice and guidance on how to fire a sniper rifle to a Japan Air Self-Defence Force security force member as part of Exercise Cope North, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

International Exercises

Warriors unite at Cope North

Air Force sharpens skills with security forces from US and Japan during Exercise Cope North.

Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne (centre) announces the appointment of CJOPS Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld to the position of Chief of Air Force at Russell Offices, Canberra.

National Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld to be next Chief of Air Force

Chief of Joint Operations Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld will fly back into the Air Force fold as Chief of Air Force.

RAAF military working dog handler, Aircraftman Daniel Hall, directs military working dog Sol through an obstacle course at the 2019 Australian International Airshow held at Avalon, Victoria.

Capability Australian International Airshow

Sniffing out the threats

Military working dogs provided an enhanced layered security approach for the Australian International Airshow.

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Leo Davies speaks during the 2019 Defence and Aerospace Industry Conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, as part of the 2019 Australian International Airshow.

Capability Australian International Airshow

Air power for our future

Air Force’s ability to project world-class air power was proudly on display at the 2019 Australian International Airshow.

Australian Air Force Cadet Jackson Kosmer experiences an Air Force virtual reality headset in the Project Jericho Astro-STEM Zone during the 2019 Australian International Airshow.

Technology Australian International Airshow

Vision of the future

The evolving fifth-generation capabilities of Air Force were on full display at the Australian International Airshow.

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.