The ‘national integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) ecosystem’ could include a physical site at RAAF Base Williamtown and will proceed even if the prime’s bid to win AIR6500 isn’t successful.
Australia currently has 10 Spartans operated by No. 35 Squadron from RAAF Base Amberley, which now focus on peacetime operations such as search and rescue and aeromedical operations.
Operation Sea Guardian 22 aims to deter terrorism and enhance capacity-building in the region. The aircraft will be based in Italy, operating in the western and central Mediterranean until mid-October 2022.
The Northern Australian exercise area hosted 34 aircraft from 12 to 24 September, while the air component involved the deployment of 163 fixed-wing aircraft sorties.
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