F-35 Lightning touches down at Williamtown
The first two of 72 Australian F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighters to be based in Australia have landed at RAAF Base Williamtown.
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PNG’s Pacific Patrol Boat crew get sea legs
One week after being handed over from shipbuilder Austal to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Nuship Ted Diro passed
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NUSHIP Supply launched
Just 12 months after her first keel section was laid down, the first of two new replenishment ships for the
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Colours paraded at AWM to mark RAR 70th
The 70th anniversary of the raising of the Australian Army’s Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was marked with a ceremonial parade
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PNGDF and ADF lay exclusion-zone markers for APEC security
PNG sailors and Aussie soldiers placed dozens of exclusion-zone markers around Port Moresby Harbour to support the security effort for
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RAAF military working dogs help secure APEC
Keeping RAAF assets secure in PNG during APEC are a specialised unit of RAAF military working dogs, including Herc and
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ADF air traffic control in Port Moresby for APEC
Australian Defence Force air traffic control officers are helping Papua New Guinea’s civilian aviation authorities monitor the skies above Port
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Skydiving from a C-17 raises $38k for Legacy
Skydivers in south-east Queensland took advantage of a now once-a-year opportunity for a mass parachute jump from a RAAF C-17A
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Kiwi Orion on bombing runs (with video)
For the past week a Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft has been dropping bombs on the remote Kaipara Air
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$500million expansion for Australian War Memorial
The government has committed $498m to a major new expansion of the Australian War Memorial. CAPTION: Artist’s impression of the Australian
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Army tests new gear before roll-out
The Australian Army tested a range of new capabilities during a land-trial exercise in Townsville over the past month, to
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Inaugural Military International Drone Racing Tournament
The inaugural Military International Drone Racing Tournament (MIDRT) will be held in Sydney at historic Victoria Barracks in the lead
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Excalibur improved to hit moving targets
Raytheon and the US Army has completed development of an enhanced Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile. FILE PHOTO (October 2011): US Marines fire
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How CONTACT plans to print again
Come on CONTACT fans – let’s rally the troops to #printCONTACTagain – please subscribe – and please share this
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RAAF airdrops parts needed for Antarctic runway maintenance
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III dropped 600kg of snow-blower spare parts to Australia’s Casey research station in
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Watch HMNZS Endeavour broken up for scrap
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s former HMNZS Endeavour was broken up for scrap in India recently. The New Zealand Defence
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Spike LR2 chosen for Boxer
Rafael’s Spike LR2 missile has been chosen as the anti-tank guided missile that will arm the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle.
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Repatriated New Zealand soldiers arrive in Auckland
The remains of 27 New Zealand Defence Force personnel and one child repatriated from Malaysia and Singapore have been returned
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Army issuing DJI Phantom 4 drones to units
The capability of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including the DJI Phantom 4 and the Black Hornet, were on display today
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Poseidon simulator ready for training in South Australia
Two P-8A Poseidon pilot simulators and other training systems have been formally handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force
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