Surveillance Australia

[2] In 1999, National Jet Systems and its subsidiaries including Surveillance Australia, were acquired by Cobham plc for £24.5 million.

[4] This contract saw operations be restricted to only 10 de Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft, retiring the previously mixed fleet including the Reims F406 Caravan II.

This contract was due to be succeeded by the 2018 announcement by the Australian Government for the Future Maritime Surveillance Capability (FMSC), followed by an RFI release in October 2018.

[7] Surveillance Australia aircraft conduct over 14,000 hours a year[8] of aerial surveillance in the AEEZ, searching for illegal fishing vessels, human traffickers, drug importation, immigration and quarantine breaches, and can assist in search and rescue operations.

This aircraft was de-configured and stored at Adelaide Airport until its eventual sale to US-based Berry Aviation in 2023.