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A RARE LOOK INSIDE ONE OF OUR MOST ADVANCED DEFENCE AIRCRAFT

Among the rows of fighter jets at RAAF base Williamtown sits an all-seeing, all-hearing aircraft – that’s one of most advanced warplanes in the world.

The E-7A Wedgetail has been a key weapon in the fight against ISIL.

NBN News was invited on-board for a simulated training mission – the first time an Australian TV crew has flown on the surveillance aircraft, out of Williamtown.

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Tyson Cottrill

Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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