Fleet Air Arm
Association of Australia
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Clem Conlan, right, newly-installed life member of the Fleet Air Arm Association, with Peter Penny at the Association's annual meeting at Nowra on October 3. |
Latest News
The new Australian Naval Aviation Roll of Honour was dedicated outside the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra on Remembrance Day, November 11, to honour those service people who have lost their lives in naval aviation accidents over the years. Details.
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Six new life memberships were created at the Association's Federal Council meeting at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra on Saturday, 3 October 2009. Details.
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Senator John Faulkner has become Minister for Defence and has taken over the reins of the Services and the Defence establishment.
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Before his resignation as Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon foreshadowed a substantial increase in infrastructure investment at the naval air station, HMAS Albatross, following the release of the 2009 Defence White Paper. Details.
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The Australian Government has announced plans to increase the combat aviation capability of the Royal Australian Navy, through the acquisition of a fleet of at least 24 advanced new naval combat helicopters. Details.
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The first Australian-assembled multi-role helicopter, the MRH90, has been formally accepted at the Australian Aerospace facility in Brisbane, marking another step in the program to replace the Navy's Sea King fleet. Details.
FAA Wall of Service
Interest continues in the Wall of Service established outside the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra. Around 760 names are now included on the wall. Details.