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C-17A Maintenance Facility Project, Queensland

Australia's Department of Defence called on project specialists from RPS to manage the delivery of new aircraft maintenance and support facilities for Royal Australian Airforce's C-17A Globemaster III fleet at RAAF Base Amberley.ย 

Managing the delivery of new facilities for Globemaster fleet

RAAF Amberley is home to the Australian Air Forceโ€™s entire fleet of C-17As and Defence identified the need for new facilities and infrastructure to better support aircraft maintenance and operational capability.

With C-17A maintenance currently conducted either on the RAAF Base Amberley flight line or its KC-30A Maintenance Hangar, the project would provide a dedicated hangar that is purpose-built for the aircraft, along with a new aircraft parking apron, multiple workshops, and support areas.

The new maintenance hangar incorporates a telescopic docking system - a first for Australian aircraft maintenance. This flexible, unfixed machinery helps the RAAF to maintain the C-17s with ease and can be used to maintain most types of Defence aircraft.

C-17A aircraft on flightline at RAAF Amberley

Image credit: Australian Department of Defence

RPS leadership on critical Defence initiative

Drawing on our many years of experience contributing technical expertise and managing Defence projects all over Australia, RPS was engaged as the lead project manager for this $219 million program of works.

With complex technical, engineering and security requirements for the upgrade along with other works happening on base at the same time, the program has required expert program directorship and full-time project management support on the ground.

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Project management solutions for the RAAF

  • Globemasters at RAAF Base Amberley

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    C-17A aircraft on flightline at RAAF Amberley

    Image credit: Australian Department of Defence

  • C-17A takes off

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    C-17A Globemaster taking off

    Image credit: Australian Department of Defence

  • C-17A Maintenance Hangar at RAAF Amberley

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    C-17A undergoing maintenance at RAAF Amberley

    Image credit: Australian Department of Defence

  • Workers using telescopic docking equipment to service aircraft

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    Maintenance workers on telescopic docking station

    Image credit: Australian Department of Defence

Project stats

$219 m
Defence aviation infrastructure program
100,000
square metre concrete apron to support eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

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