General
Australia’s Joint Strike Fighters declared ready for deployment after passing trials
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has declared its multi-billion-dollar fleet of Joint Strike Fighters is ready for deployment, two years after the first F-35As were delivered from the United States.
Key points:
- Defence says the controversial stealth fighters have reached “initial operating capability”
- Australia has so far accepted 30 of 72 Joint Strike Fighters purchased from the US
- Defence Minister Linda Reynolds welcomed the news of the fighters’ readiness for deployment
Since 2018, the controversial stealth fighters have been “rigorously tested” by the Defence Department which has now determined they have reached “initial operating capability” (IOC).
So far, Australia has accepted 30 of the Lockheed Martin designed aircraft but will…
-
General16 hours agoInternal Revenue Service starts cutting 20,000 workers
-
Noosa News16 hours agoMan killed, woman seriously injured in collision in Wongabel, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
-
Noosa News21 hours agoSee inside this inner-city suburb’s “most affordable” penthouses up for sale
-
Noosa News17 hours agoHelicopter pilots saving lives, providing food and fodder in flooded outback Queensland