RAAF JSF and Growler for the First Time will be Shown at Avalon Airshow
RAAF JSF and Growler for the First Time will be Shown at Avalon Airshow 11 Februari 2017 RAAF F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (photo : newsapi) Joint Strike Fighter to make Australian debut at the Australian International Airshow Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence Industry the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced that Australia’s two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters will make their first appearance in Australia at the Australian International Airshow. Minister Payne said it was fitting the aircraft would make its first visit down under in time for the airshow, which comes one year after the Turnbull Government released the 2016 Defence White Paper that sets out a plan to create a more capable, agile and potent Australian Defence Force. “The Joint Strike Fighter will be joined at the Airshow by Australia’s first EA-18G Growler,” Minister Payne said. “Together, the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and the EA-18 G Growl...