Australia and Papua New Guinea’s Defence Aviation Partnership took flight recently with a special delivery of two new PAC 750 light transport aircraft to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). Australian Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite, joined Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. John Rosso, to formally handover of the aircraft in Port Moresby this afternoon. In consultation with the PNGDF, the PAC 750 aircraft was selected because of its ability to take off from and land in short and remote airfields. A asset given PNG’s diverse terrain and geography. The new aircraft will enhance existing activities already underway through the Defence Cooperation Program, including the recently announced Defence Pacific Air Program which sees a RAAF C27J operating from PNG to support PNG Government and the PNGDF.
Australia and PNG also continued to partner in support of PNG’s security infrastructure priorities, with construction works underway to refurbish the PNGDF’s Air Transport Wing at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby. Also read Comments are closed.
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