Royal Australian Air Force

At #KeenSword27, RAAF, USAF and JASDF personnel are working together to support the F-35A Lightning II. From launch and recovery procedures to weapons loading, the exercise is an opportunity to share knowledge, compare practices and strengthen partnerships. ✈️

During Exercise Bersama Lima 26, RAAF acoustics operators sifted through layers of underwater noise to detect, classify and track a Singaporean submarine, working alongside New Zealand partners in a complex anti-submarine warfare mission. 🌊🎧✈️

"Our mission in cyberspace directly supports troops on the ground." ADF cyber specialists teamed up with partners from Japan, the USA, Canada and New Zealand during Exercise Keen Sword 27, testing their ability to defend critical infrastructure from simulated cyber attacks.

RAAF F-35As launched from Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, during Exercise Bersama Lima 26. Working alongside Five Power Defence Arrangements partners, pilots, technicians and support personnel ensured that every sortie was ready for take-off.

Eight PNGDF technicians have completed aircraft and avionics technician training at RAAF Base Wagga. Delivered under Australia's Defence Cooperation Program, the training builds technical capability, strengthens partnerships and supports PNG's sovereign aviation workforce. 🇦🇺🤝🇵🇬

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A recently delivered 62 Vietnamese peacekeepers and 22 tonnes of equipment to South Sudan, demonstrating the reach and impact of air mobility in support of international peacekeeping operations. news.defence.gov.au/airforce…

Strengthening an enduring partnership. Deputy Chief of Air Force AVM Stephen Pesce, AM welcomed @RoyalAirForce Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sir Paul Lloyd KBE to Canberra, reinforcing the close ties and interoperability between our two air forces.

❄️ Supporting science at the bottom of the world. Defence personnel are once again deploying in support of the Australian Antarctic Program, helping deliver the people, equipment and logistical support needed across Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

Working together across the pacific🌴🇫🇯🇦🇺🥥 Specialist aviators from the Defence Pacific Air Program supported regional maritime surveillance activities alongside the Republic of Fiji Military Forces @RFMF_Defence under Operation Solania.

In 2021, ADF members helped evacuate around 4,000 people from Afghanistan as the situation in Kabul deteriorated. Five years on, we reflect on a mission defined by courage and service. The final mission in Afghanistan was not defined by combat, but by lives saved.

At 24, SGT Christopher Walker deployed to Afghanistan as part of a 10-person RAAF engineering team. Building guard towers, perimeter defences and communications infrastructure, they delivered capability where it was needed most.

"So to be there right at the start is still quite special to me." In December 2001, then Flight Lieutenant Stewart Dowrie flew his first Operation Slipper mission aboard a C-130H Hercules. These photos capture some of those early experiences, from Kuwait to Afghanistan.

RAAF pilot Flying Officer Leslie Markland Hough has been formally identified and his grave now carries his name. He was honoured during a headstone rededication ceremony in the Netherlands on Wednesday. Decades have passed but his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

As part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 26, Australian Defence Force personnel have arrived in Timor-Leste for the annual Xanana-Cosgrove Shield. Marking 27 years since International Force East Timor, the visit highlights the enduring friendship and partnership between our two nations

Lifting the load. Raising the bar. Exercise Mobility Bluegum brought together every squadron from Air Mobility Group, working alongside @AustralianArmy to ensure our aviators are ready for any operational scenario. Watch the full vid in the link below youtu.be/fL7QjRi1g2s?si=_IC-…

10 years of the ADF's coolest operation ❄️ Operation Southern Discovery supports the Australian Antarctic Program across a region covering around seven per cent of the Earth's surface. Air Force helps make it possible through aviation, logistics and planning expertise.

Honouring a herculean legacy 💪✈️ Past and present members of 37 Squadron came together at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW, to celebrate six decades of C-130 Hercules operations and a milestone of more than 500,000 flight hours. Read more 🗞️ spr.ly/6015BGcErt

Exercise Agile Tasman 26 saw RAAF F-35A Lightning II aircraft land in NZ for the first time. Working alongside the @NZDefenceForce, Aus and NZ personnel strengthened combat capability through a range of training activities: news.defence.gov.au/airforce…

A major step forward for Air Force's ISR fleet. With the MQ-4C Triton and MC-55A Peregrine now operational, and P-8A Poseidon upgrades underway, Australia is strengthening its ability to monitor and respond across the region.