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July 2024 aircraft photos 166377 Gulfstream C-37B (G550) of VR-1, US Navy at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 22 July 2024. 'VV101' from Chuuk (Micronesia) landing on runway 03 at 4:34pm. Brought US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti to meet for the first time with Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy; and Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Stirling Naval Base on Garden Island, to discuss the AUKUS nuclear submarine project. The three navy leaders also attended the Indian Ocean Defence and Security 2024 conference at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on 24-26 July 2024, which was also attended by Admiral Ryo Sakai, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy in line with the conference theme of “AUKUS Meets The Quad.” 166377 departed on 25 July 2024 to Manila as VV101.

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Singapore Air Force A330 MRTT visits Perth Airport in support of F-16 deployment to RAAF Base Pearce 765 Airbus A330-243MRTT of 112 'Team Twisters' Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force, at Perth Airport, Western Australia - 12 July 2024. 'SINGA 8417' arriving from Singapore Changi Air Base, landing on runway 03 at 12:30pm. Second visit to Perth by 765. Its first visit was 24 June 2024 when it refuelled four F-16Ds (629, 631, 632, 633 of 145 'Hornet' Squadron) that were on an extended deployment from Tengah Air Base to RAAF Base Pearce, north of Perth. It arrived today to refuel the same four F-16Ds back to Tengah Air Base on 15 July 2024.

Singapore Air Force A330 MRTT visits Perth Airport in support of F-16 deployment to RAAF Base Pearce

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