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Royal Australian Air Force
![Australia and UK Open F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory in US Australia and UK Open F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory in US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-26-10.jpg)
Australia and UK Open F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory in US
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Australia’s and the UK’s F-35 capabilities are moving forward.
![Australia Takes Delivery of 7 More F-35A Stealth Fighters Australia Takes Delivery of 7 More F-35A Stealth Fighters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-18-4.jpg)
Australia Takes Delivery of 7 More F-35A Stealth Fighters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Seven additional F-35As arrived at a Royal Australian Air Force base earlier this month.
![Australia’s Air Force Takes Delivery of Latest P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Australia’s Air Force Takes Delivery of Latest P-8A Poseidon Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-16-21.jpg)
Australia’s Air Force Takes Delivery of Latest P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Royal Australian Air Force has received its 12th P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft earlier this month.
![Australia, Japan to Hold First Joint Air Combat Exercise Australia, Japan to Hold First Joint Air Combat Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-20170612raaf8202385_0113.jpg)
Australia, Japan to Hold First Joint Air Combat Exercise
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Bushido Guardian 2019 exercise will be held from September 11 to October 8 in Japan.
![Australia’s First Locally-Trained F-35A Pilots Take Flight With Stealth Fighter Australia’s First Locally-Trained F-35A Pilots Take Flight With Stealth Fighter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-20190715raaf8208022_124.t5d3e2a03.m1200.xkcqmdgrd.jpg)
Australia’s First Locally-Trained F-35A Pilots Take Flight With Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first Australian-trained F-35A pilots have conducted their first training mission on the stealth aircraft earlier this month.
![First F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in Australia First F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in Australia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2018-12-10-at-8.46.07-am.jpg)
First F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in Australia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Royal Australian Air Force has received its first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to be permanently based in Australia.
![Australia Deploys P-8A Poseidon to Japan to Enforce North Korea Sanctions Australia Deploys P-8A Poseidon to Japan to Enforce North Korea Sanctions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-06_16-30-43.jpg)
Australia Deploys P-8A Poseidon to Japan to Enforce North Korea Sanctions
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Australia will deploy the maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to conduct maritime surveillance to prevent sanctions evasions.
![Australian Air Force’s New Sub-Hunting Plane Fires First Harpoon Missile Australian Air Force’s New Sub-Hunting Plane Fires First Harpoon Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-harpoon.jpg)
Australian Air Force’s New Sub-Hunting Plane Fires First Harpoon Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
An RAAF P-8A Poseidon fired its first Harpoon anti-ship missile during this year’s RIMPAC maritime exercise.
![India’s Air Force to Participate in Australia’s ‘Pitch Black’ Air Combat Exercise India’s Air Force to Participate in Australia’s ‘Pitch Black’ Air Combat Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-20160817raaf8595531_004-1.jpg)
India’s Air Force to Participate in Australia’s ‘Pitch Black’ Air Combat Exercise
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force will for the first time participate in the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial ‘Pitch Black’ air combat drill.
![Australia’s Role in a New Korean War Australia’s Role in a New Korean War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-16_ad_regt2.jpg)
Australia’s Role in a New Korean War
By Rowan Allport
What role would Australia's military play if a Second Korean War broke out?
![Australia to Buy Precision-Guided Glide Bombs For F-35 Stealth Fighters Australia to Buy Precision-Guided Glide Bombs For F-35 Stealth Fighters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtn_202406.jpg)
Australia to Buy Precision-Guided Glide Bombs For F-35 Stealth Fighters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. State Department recently approved a possible sale of precision-guided glide bombs to Australia.
![Boeing Rolls out Australia’s 1st New Sub-Hunting Plane Boeing Rolls out Australia’s 1st New Sub-Hunting Plane](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-03_15-31-38.jpg)
Boeing Rolls out Australia’s 1st New Sub-Hunting Plane
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force was rolled out in Seattle last week.
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