Two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornets conducted their first armed combat flights over Iraq on Sunday (October 5) as part of a U.S.-led coalition to fight against Islamic State militants, Australian authorities said.

Footage from Australia's Department of Defence showed crews boarding planes in United Arab Emirates and during flights in air.

The aircraft completed missions while flying over northern Iraq but did not fire any weapons, the Australian Department of Defence said.