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Overview

How does international engagement focussed on air power and space power enhance defence capability?

 

Key Terms

International engagement

The ADF’s ability to generate, support, test, evaluate, exercise, employ and sustain air power capabilities is enhanced through relationships with our allies and other partner nations. Often a long term mission, where outcomes may not be realised for some years into the future, international engagement (IE) requires the implementation of coordinated and appropriate engagement strategies at all levels of the organisation.

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International collaboration on space - Department of Industry

We participate in international forums, agreements and treaties to strengthen Australia’s space capability.

The Australian Space Agency is the central coordination point for Australia’s civil space activities.

RAAF C-17 flying around the clock in Japan

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is working around the clock to help ferry personnel and supplies from Okinawa to the Japanese disaster zone as part of Operation Pacific Assist – the ADF component of the Australian Government’s assistance to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.

Air Power Manual - International Engagement

Review Pages 108-109