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AEROSPACE

  • The Hunter has a growing aerospace industry founded around the RAAF’s Williamtown Base and Newcastle Airport. 

  • A number of Hunter companies provide support for the aircraft that are based at RAAF Williamtown and their success over many years has resulted in growing aerospace knowledge bank.

  • Williamtown is also the home to the Airborne Early Warning & Control (AW&C) aircraft for the RAAF under the project known as Project Wedgetail.
  • The Williamtown Aerospace Centre (WAC) is 120 hectares of industrial land adjacent to Newcastle Airport and RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia’s largest operating Air Force base, which will provide world class facilities, taxiway access and a variety of infrastructure solutions to meet the needs of individual organisations. For more information about WAC visit www.williamtownaerospace.com.au
  • NewcastleAirport, through the lead-in Fighter facility and at RAAF Williamtown, there is a world class aerospace industry base. This base includes large global multi-nationals through to specialised niche service providers. Companies located at the airport include BAe Systems, Boeing, CE Solutions and Ball Aerospace Solutions.

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