L-3 Communications Learjets N16FN and N26FN

Learjets N16FN and N26FN have been in Darwin for the last couple of weeks in support of the Talisman Sabre exercise.

L-3 Communications Flight International provides airborne electronic warfare and electronic countermeasures support for training of aircrews and shipboard personnel.

Today they were seen passing through Cairns as the exercise nears completion this week in the Territory using callsigns "Riptide26" and "Riptide 16" respectively.

RTD26 N26FN LJ36 Darwin-Cairns-Andersen AFB
RTD16 N16FN LJ36 Darwin-Cairns-Andersen AFB



N26FN LJ36 at Cairns.



N16FN LJ36 at Cairns.