The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is again seriously considering the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as a potential candidate for its mutli-phase Air 6000 future fighter programme. The RAAF is also ...

The news raises fresh doubts about whether the JSF will be delivered to Australia on schedule, with the new fighter due to be handed over to the RAAF for testing in 2014, becoming operational in 2018.

The JSF is designed for what the pilots call ‘BVR’—beyond visual range—combat but the Australian pilots say it can dogfight as well. Within days, Australians will get to see the first of the RAAF’s ...

The Royal Australian Air Force is exploring options for equipping some of its planned Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as long-range surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. The concept ...

Within days, Australians will get to see the first of the RAAF’s new Joint Strike Fighters—just months after the jet’s noisiest critics told an inquiry it was a ‘jackass of all trades and masterful of ...

The group, led by retired air vice-marshals Peter Criss and Brian Graf, has written to the Senate foreign affairs and defence committee arguing that the Defence Department has not fully explored the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Defence has promised the new Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) will be quieter in flight operations around one of the RAAF's most important ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from National Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. RETIRED Wing Commander Chris Mills said the F-35 was never designed to achieve air ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. United States defence company Lockheed Martin has assured the government the RAAF's new F-35 Lightning aircraft will begin arriving from ...

New documents released this week show noise levels in many Port Stephens suburbs will be reduced when the new Joint Strike Fighter jets take to the air, but some will be worse off. The long awaited ...

Defence Minister Stephen Smith said it had now become clear to all that the Super Hornets were much more than simply a transition capability. Initially acquired as a bridging force to cover the gap ...

The head of Australia's joint strike fighter program has dismissed claims by Newcastle's airport boss that joint strike fighter (JSF) jets could be sent overseas for servicing. A total of 72 jets will ...