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Only in Australia. Some cinematic slow mo shots we got of the @ausairforce F/A-18F Super Hornet flying through the middle of Brisbane City, a rehearsal flyby for Riverfire. This years display crew are from No 1 Squadron, complete with pairs of underwing Sidewinders and 120s.

Filmed on a Sony A7 at 4K 120 frames per second, colour graded in Premiere.

[Royal Australian Air Force @AusAirForce]

Consider this our official rehearsals-done post. ✅ Here's the Super Hornet practice flight from today over #Brisbane. #riverfire @BrisFestival

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Super Hornets today in Brisbane https://t.co/Myo7CuFcvq

[Royal Australian Air Force @AusAirForce]

Meet some of the Air Force personnel preparing for this year's #Riverfire displays at RAAF Base Amberley. #YourADF #AusAirForce #Brisbane @BrisFestival

[Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor]

I'm writing a book review. It's been a few years since I soared the skies with pioneering female aviators but it has been good to return. Their stories rarely, these days, are published by major houses. I'm glad these were, and told so well.

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Drawing on firsthand accounts from RAAF personnel, this documentary examines how the air campaign unraveled—from the first strikes at Kota Bharu to the final defence of Singapore—and why control of the air was lost so quickly.

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The B-21 Question: Why Australia Didn’t Buy America’s Most Advanced Bomber https://t.co/s6kLQhjgIm

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Operation Nile was one of the fiercest close engagements of the Afghanistan War. The nighttime heli-borne raid that turned into a running gunfight has since become legendary in Australian special operations circles.

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SMART + FAST | Australian Autonomous & Hypersonic Weapons Development

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In our continuing series on RAAF operations, we take a look at the defence of Port Moresby.
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The Defence of Port Moresby https://t.co/DxPVyV2Td2

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F-18L: the failed land-based Hornet
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The North American F-100 Super Sabre was America's first operational supersonic fighter, but its journey from cutting-edge air-superiority aircraft to one of the most important strike fighters of the Vietnam War was anything but straightforward...
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In the unforgiving skies of the Rhodesian Bush War, an unlikely aircraft emerged as one of the most effective weapons of the conflict.

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LYNX | Rhodesia's deadly Cessna - innovation under difficult circumstances https://t.co/urtN4mZRiy

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Australia's decision to acquire the F-111 wasn't driven by prestige—it was born from necessity. We explore the strategic realities that shaped one of the RAAF's most important procurement decisions.
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[Royal Australian Air Force @AusAirForce]

For the first time, a Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft successfully refuelled a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A. This milestone highlights the strength of multinational air-to-air refuelling capabilities. #PitchBlack26

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Between 1964 and 1989 the RAAF operated the Mirage III. 100 Mirage IIIO (single seat) and 16 IIIDs (twin seat) were purchased, with the first two manufactured in France, and the rest built here in Australia by CAC and the Government Aircraft Factory (GAF).https://t.co/sHsQqDmdyH