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August 3, 2021
The Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron has begun a sister squadron arrangement with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s Air Training Wing.
Captain Randall Hepota, from the PNGDF Air Element, visited No. 35 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley on the final leg of his international exchange.
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Kicking off the sister squadron (‘susa skwadron’ in Tok Pisin) arrangement with the PNGDF Air Training Wing, CAPT Hepota experienced a C-27J Spartan flight and met with personnel capability specialist Aircraftwoman Brodee Doubtfire, who will be travelling to PNG for three months as part of the reciprocal Defence Cooperation Program in August.
Poland confirms order for five surplus USAF C-130Hs
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27th April 2021
Poland’s Minister of National Defence, Mariusz B
łaszczak, has confirmed that the acquisition of five second-hand US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed C-130H Hercules tactical transports has been finalised.
The country’s Ministry of Defence confirmed on April 14 that a contract had been signed with the US to obtain the aircraft through the Excess Defense Articles programme. He said that the first aircraft is expected to arrive this year. They will be operated by the Polish Air Force’s 3 Skrzydło Lotnictwa Transportowego (3 SLT – 3 Air Transport Wing) at 33 Baza Lotnictwa Transportowego (33 Air Transport Base) Powidz.