Royal Australian Air Force

The realistic combat training exercise sports nearly 2,000 participants from 30 U.S. and Allied units, including the Royal Australian Air Force.

A RAAF KC-30A conducted air-to-air clearance trials with U.S. Air Force RC-135 and A-10C Thunderbolt II airframes.

Operation Vigilant Storm, a four-day training event from October 31 to November 4, is designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and some of its allies in the Asia-Pacific region.

The U.S. Air Force is considering Boeing Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone as part of the service’s gameplan to team an unmanned platform with the forthcoming Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter.