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TIGER TIGER TIGERToday marks the final day of NATO Tiger Meet 2025. Hosted by the Portuguese Air Force at Beja Air Base,...
03/10/2025

TIGER TIGER TIGER

Today marks the final day of NATO Tiger Meet 2025. Hosted by the Portuguese Air Force at Beja Air Base, 79 aircraft from 12 countries descending on the region for two weeks of strengthening bonds and interoperability between nations.

Dating back to 1961, the NATO Tiger Association comprises of 23 full time squadron members all bearing a tiger in their emblem. Missions profile flown throughout the exercise are highly varied and include (but not limited to); Defensive & Offensive Counter Air, Close Air Support, Heli Es**rt & Tat, Air Combat Manoeuvring and Basic Fighter Manoeuvres.

Below is a snapshot of just some of the special liveries painted up for the occasion. What's your favourite amongst them?

Over the weekend the Royal Australian Air Force opened the gates of RAAF Richmond to the public to celebrate a century o...
28/09/2025

Over the weekend the Royal Australian Air Force opened the gates of RAAF Richmond to the public to celebrate a century of operations at the base. Despite forecasted weather cutting Sundays flying schedule short huge crowds converged on the base on both days to see what RAAF Richmond had to offer and get a taste of the action.

Throughout the weekend aerial demonstrations were conducted by the F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, E-7A Wedgetail, P-8A Poseidon, C-17A Globemaster III, Hawk Mk.127, the Air Force Roulettes, numerous aircraft from No.100 Squadron and the hometown hero the C-130J-30 Hercules.

And that's a wrap for the Riverfire 2025 flying display!Huge crowds around every part of the city for the start to this ...
06/09/2025

And that's a wrap for the Riverfire 2025 flying display!

Huge crowds around every part of the city for the start to this evening's festivities! The Royal Australian Air Force C-17, C-27 and EA-18G turned all eyes skywards (or downwards) with a series of fantastic passes along the Brisbane River ahead of the fireworks that kick off within the hour.

Growlers turning up the heat over the Brisbane River!Two Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growlers from No. 6 Squadron ...
05/09/2025

Growlers turning up the heat over the Brisbane River!

Two Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growlers from No. 6 Squadron once again putting on a thrilling lunchtime demo ahead of tomorrow's Brisbane Festival Riverfire display.

Tomorrow's display kicks off from 4:50pm with the C-17, followed by the C-27 and EA-18G!

C-27J Spartan debuts at Riverfire!All eyes were on the skies over Brisbane today as the Royal Australian Air Force put o...
04/09/2025

C-27J Spartan debuts at Riverfire!

All eyes were on the skies over Brisbane today as the Royal Australian Air Force put on a show as part of the build up to Brisbane Festival's Riverfire for 2025.

In the area tomorrow? A pair of EA-18G Growlers will preform two runs from 12:30pm with the main flying display kicking off from 4:50pm on Saturday!

The Royal Australian Air Force's biennial airshow is just around the corner with RAAF Base Richmond set to open its gate...
06/08/2025

The Royal Australian Air Force's biennial airshow is just around the corner with RAAF Base Richmond set to open its gates next month.

Running on the 27th and 28th of September 2025, this year's show forms part of the centennial celebrations for Australia's second oldest air base. A variety of aircraft will be on display including the F-35A Lightning II, Air Force Roulettes and 100SQN Heritage aircraft.

Members of the press were treated to a close-up look ahead of next month's event including an air-to-air photoshoot with an F-35A. Head of Airshows, Air Commodore Micka Gray; Senior Australian Defence Force Officer for RAAF Base Richmond, Wing Commander Andrew Burke; and member for Macquarie Susan Templeman MP spoke about the upcoming show and the base’s proud history.

Tickets will go on sale at 10am next Wednesday, 13th August and are expected to sell out quickly. Want so snag one? Head to the link below:
👉 https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1425777

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 is officially underway following an opening ceremony on board the HMAS Adelaide earlier thi...
13/07/2025

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 is officially underway following an opening ceremony on board the HMAS Adelaide earlier this afternoon!�With over 35,000 personnel from 19 nations, this year marks the 11th and largest iteration of Australia's premier warfighting exercise.

Encompassing air, land, sea, space and cyber domains, training activities will be conducted across Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and Christmas Island. Talisman Sabre 2025 also marks a series of firsts including the use of Australia's new UH-60M Black Hawks, the utilisation of Papua New Guinea for training exercises and the participation of the UK's Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group.

For a sneak peak at the aviation domain, scroll through for a glimpse at some of our recent catches in the Australian skies!

In the buildup to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, RAAF Base Edinburgh have welcomed a very unique visitor earlier this wee...
05/07/2025

In the buildup to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, RAAF Base Edinburgh have welcomed a very unique visitor earlier this week. Operated by the United States Air Force 55th Wing, this RC-135W '62-4130' Joint Rivet arrived from Offutt Air Force Base, island hopping via Honolulu and Guam.

The RC-135W is a surveillance and reconnaissance platform operating in SIGNT and ELINT domain. With nine of these aircraft in service, they are routinely deployed throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East in support of global operations.

The Night Stalkers return to Australia!In the build up to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, a pair of MH-47G Block II Chinoo...
19/06/2025

The Night Stalkers return to Australia!

In the build up to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, a pair of MH-47G Block II Chinooks have been spotted crossing the country over the last week. Operated by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), these highly modified Chinooks are utilised for a variety of specialised attack, assault, and reconnaissance missions.

Returning for their third consecutive iteration of Talisman Sabre, these aircraft are expected to remain in the country over the coming weeks with the exercise officially starting on the 13th of July.

TAS was recently at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition . A teaser here is Russian Knights Su-3...
03/06/2025

TAS was recently at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition . A teaser here is Russian Knights Su-35S '52 Blue' executing its solo display after being part of a dazzling 35 minute 6 shipaerobatic display. Stay tuned for more!

Singaporean Hercs are a regular sight over the skies of RAAF Base Richmond and regional New South Wales this month as pa...
14/05/2025

Singaporean Hercs are a regular sight over the skies of RAAF Base Richmond and regional New South Wales this month as part of an annual Republic of Singapore Air Force deployment.

Running from the 3rd of April until 2nd June, the detachment are utilising drop zones, airfields and airspace across the region. This deployment also allows for integration with the Australian Army's 176 Air Dispatch Squadron.

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