Air International 2011-09
N.Pittaway - Rattling the Sabre /Military/
F-15C 85-0110/'ZZ' was one of the APG-62(V)2 AESA radar equipped Eagles deployed by the 44th FS from Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan.
RAAF Tindal is home to No.75 Squadron equipped with upgraded F/A-18A Hornets which played a significant part in Talisman Sabre 11.
CSAR was provided by the US Navy's HH-60H-equipped HS-14 shore-based at Darwin.
Royal Australian Army Tigers took part in the exercise for the first time this year.
An EA-6B Prowler of Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (VAQ-136) 'Gauntlets' on a support mission flown with Super Hornets from the USS George Washington.
Adorned with red and white diamonds, this F/A-18F Super Hornet is the CAG-bird of VFA-102 'Diamondbacks' assigned to CVW-5.
Live bombs in front of a No.1 Squadron F/A-18F Super Hornet at RAAF Amberley.
F/A-18E Super Hornets BuNo 166859/'NF300‘ and BuNo 166862/'NF303' of Strike Fighter Squadron 775 (VFA-115) 'Eagles' alongside a US Air Force KC-135R following air-refuelling during Exercise Talisman Sabre 77. The Super Hornets were operating from USS George Washington (CVN 73) underway in the Arafura Sea between Australia and New Guinea.
US Navy C-2A Greyhounds rarely operate from sun shelters. This aircraft is shown at Darwin.
The Wedgetail, operated by the RAAF's No.2 Squadron, flew its longest mission yet during Talisman Sabre 11 at nine hours duration.