RAAF Growler Damaged In Red Flag Exercise

BEIJING—An Australian Boeing EA-18G Growler suffered serious damage during an exercise at the U.S. Nellis Air Force Base on Jan. 27 but Canberra is likely to insist on replacement if repairs are uneconomic. “The aircraft was required to abort its takeoff and subsequently caught fire. However all...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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