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Warehouse workers in California are shocked by the "deafening" sound as a US Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet crashes through their roof.
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| UpdatedA national safety regulator has renewed calls made 16 years ago for more runways lights at the Darwin Airport after a passenger plane veered off the runway — but operators have declined to say whether they will take the advice on board.
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Australian defence officials have been urged to consider round-the-clock dehumidification systems at an Air Force base near Newcastle to curb the corrosion risk for its fleet of Joint Strike Fighter jets.
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In the wake of sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, a sacred space in South Australia's mid-north is offering support to those whose faith has been betrayed.
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| UpdatedThe ABC goes inside a flight simulator where pilots can train for war-like scenarios and difficult flying conditions without leaving the ground.
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The solar-powered high-altitude drone has a cruise speed of 56kmh and is designed for reconnaissance.
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Republican senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the United States Air Force, tells a Senate hearing on sexual assault in the military she did not report being raped by a superior officer because she "didn't trust the system".
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Air Marshall Leo Davis says Australia's unique geography means it's ideally placed to play a greater role in space, including more satellite launches, but concedes the country is starting a bit behind in the "space game".
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| UpdatedTwo aircraft collided mid-air during an air show rehearsal in India.
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| UpdatedThe planes collided mid air in the southern state of Karnataka, killing one pilot and injuring two others, police said, in the second deadly accident involving Indian Air Force aircraft this month.
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RAAF Lieutenant Janelle Sheridan
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| UpdatedChina's air force issues a sobering message to Taiwan to ring in China's New Year, releasing a video of military jets flying around the self-ruled island — within hours Taiwan responded with a video of their own military capabilities.
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The bombs were dropped by two RAAF F/A-18 Super Hornet jets.
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| UpdatedThe only survivor of an airstrike in Iraq involving Australian planes says Coalition forces targeted the wrong building, resulting in the death of 34 members of her family, including 11 children.
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Video shows big explosions followed by sounds of gunfire as Syrian air defences intercepted 'hostile targets' near Damascus.
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Mr Morrison also pledged to continue the Australian military presence in the region, which involves training Iraqi forces to fight terror threats.
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The Air Force has taken deliver of its first two F-35 fighter jets, after they arrived at Newcastle's Williamtown Air Force Base.
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| UpdatedInvictus Games host Kumi Taguchi reveals what went on behind the scenes at the Opening Ceremony — and who helped her get through it.
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