But NASA still flies three B-57s, meaning the bomber, first flown in 1953, has been in service of some kind for over seventy years. The B-57 Canberra is even older than that.

China's recent live-fire naval drills in the Tasman Sea off southeastern Australia highlighted continued tensions between the ...

About 1pm on Tuesday a Chinese fighter jet released flares within 30 metres of the Australian military aircraft as the P-8A Poseidon plane was flying over the South China Sea The Australian ...

Canberra has said the Australian aircraft was operating in international airspace at the time. It was undamaged and its crew of up to 12 aviators was unhurt. Defence Minister Richard Marles said ...

(Australian Department of Defence) Canberra has expressed its concerns ... P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. According to a statement released by the Australian Department of Defence ...

“China’s measures to expel the aircraft were legitimate, legal, professional and restrained,” Mr Guo said. He added that Beijing had “lodged solemn representations” with Canberra to ...

“China’s measures to expel the aircraft were legitimate, legal, professional and restrained,” Guo said. He added that Beijing had “lodged solemn representations” with Canberra to demand ...

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was conducting a routine ... government both yesterday and today here in Canberra, but also in Beijing,” Marles said ...