KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
Air Force refuels Japanese aircraft for the first time
For the first time, the Royal Australian Air Force has conducted air-to-air refuelling flight testing with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
US Lancers pierce Top End skies
A pair of United States Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over Darwin on November 8.
Refuelling first fosters partnership
An Air Force No. 33 Squadron KC-30A multi-role tanker transport aircraft on Exercise Talisman Sabre refuelled an F-35B for the first time.
Fighters refuel in the air
Providing air-to-air refuelling services to some of the world’s most advanced combat fighter jets is just another day in the office for two Air Force...
Exercise filled with refuelling missions
A KC-30A off-loaded 318,000 litres of fuel to US fighter jets in 17 air-to-air refuelling missions during Exercise Cope North.
Indigenous community flying high for NAIDOC Week
A didgeridoo competition at the mess and flights for members of the local Indigenous community were among the activities held to celebrate NAIDOC...
Boom time at the bowser for RAAF tankers
In a first for the RAAF, a KC-30A tanker was refuelled in the air by a foreign air force in what was dubbed Boom Camp in the Northern Territory.
New captain blazes trail in Middle East
Flight Lieutenant Hayley Moulds has become the first female pilot to captain a KC-30A aircraft.
Mobility Guardian builds an efficient Five Eyes force
RAAF's biggest airlifters and key personnel have returned home after dominating air mobility goals for Exercise Mobility Guardian.
E-7A Wedgetail joins global coalition
A E-7A Wedgetail aircraft has arrived in the Middle East as part of Australia’s contribution to the US-led global coalition against Daesh.
