F-111s take to skies for last-ever war games
The RAAF's F-111s are taking part in their last-ever international defence exercise before being retired at the end of the year.
View ArticlePlane spotting
The Northern Territory sky will be full of planes as the Air Force's elite fighter pilots go through their paces as part of a rigorous training course to be the best of the best over the next four weeks
View ArticleRAAF memorial marks mystery death of pilot
The 20th anniversary of the death of an Airforce pilot has been marked with a memorial service at the Tindal RAAF base in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleSilent nights await as Top End war games near end
Australia's newest frontline weapon and 150 RAAF personnel are in the Top End for a major exercise.
View ArticleKeeping noise down in US joint training exercises
The Australian Defence Force says most air activities planned by US Marines training in the Northern Territory will involve helicopters and have a minimal impact on civilian life. In future years of...
View ArticleNoise alert as mock air war hits Top End skies
Organisers of Exercise Pitch Black say they are doing everything they can to minimise aircraft noise for the Darwin community this year.
View Article'Pitch Black' sees enemy battle played out over Darwin
A 'war games' enemy battle exercise will begin tomorrow over the skies of Darwin, with 94 aircraft from six nations practising for a hypothetical enemy attack.
View ArticleIndonesia joins Top End war games for first time
For the first time, Indonesia has joined international air war games in Australia.
View ArticleLives lost in the north now remembered
Brian Winspear could have had his name on a silver plaque 12 times, but he escaped death. The 92-year-old bombing of Darwin veteran today opened a new WWII memorial wall at East Point, where his...
View ArticleRAAF Top Guns take flight in Top End skies
Six of Australia's top fighter pilots are taking to the skies over Darwin as part of the RAAF's Top Gun program.
View ArticleTindal RAAF base upgrade to F-35A readiness will benefit and cost Katherine,...
A half-billion-dollar cash injection for the Tindal RAAF base in the Northern Territory over the next 10 years would provide a boost to the town of Katherine but overstretch the local council...
View ArticleJoint Strike Fighter EIS predicts no aircraft noise increase for Darwin or...
New F-35 Joint Strike Fighters would produce comparable noise levels to the FA-18 Hornet fighter jets they are replacing, the Australian Defence Force has predicted. Defence has released its draft...
View ArticleAir Force 'considering' noise monitoring in Darwin after F-35A Joint Strike...
The Royal Australian Air Force is considering establishing noise monitoring equipment at its Darwin base following concern from the public about the noise of the new F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
View ArticleAirstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq aborted over fear of civilian...
A Northern Territory-based Royal Australian Air Force pilot who took part in the first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East says missions have been called off due to the risk...
View ArticlePFAS chemicals: Katherine residents want answers on contamination in water...
Testing has shown PFAS is contaminating water in the Northern Territory town and residents, fearful of the health implications, are calling for more than just "snippets of information" from authorities.
View ArticleDefence could face three separate class action cases over toxic pollution at...
The Federal Government could soon face class action compensation claims in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory over groundwater contamination at Army air bases.
View Article
