Australia plans to operate F-111s until 2020

The Royal Australian Air Force plans to keep its fleet of 35 F-111s in service for twenty more years, and is working with Lockheed Martin to do so, the company reported. The RAAF, which received 24 F-111Cs in 1973, is the sole remaining operator of the aircraft. The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet...

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