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HMAS Adelaide sailors load disaster-relief supplies onto a MRH-90 Taipan bound for Nabouwalu on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, during Operation Fiji Assist 20-21. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Operations Pacific 

Helicopters vital in delivery of supplies to Fiji

25/01/2021 Mike Hughes 68 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide’s embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopters played a vital role in delivering much-needed supplies to Fijian communities that had been

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HMAS Hobart fires an SM2 missile. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

$1 billion for early development of advanced guided missiles

25/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 156 Views 0 Comments

The govt will invest $1 billion to commence development of advanced guided missiles to enhance Australia’s maritime security.

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Soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion drive a light amphibious resupply cargo 5 onto the island of Galoa, in Fiji to drop off supplies required to repair buildings affected by Cyclone Yasa. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
News Operations Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Sailor explains intricacies of amphibious landings

24/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 161 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide showcased its sophisticated amphibious deployment systems during Operation Fiji Assist, transporting more than 400 tonnes of disaster relief supplies from

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Marine technicians Able Seamen Greg Hallet, left, Cassandra Bullock, Mason Turner, Cody Martin, Yassi Coban and Leading Seaman Morse Stanton in front of NUSHIP Supply at Fleet Base West, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Trainees complete qualifications fast while showing initiative

24/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 96 Views 0 Comments

Navy marine technicians serving in NUSHIP Supply have been praised for how quickly they completed their trade qualifications, particularly as

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Members of the first Remote Pilot Warfare Officer course load a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft to the launcher before a flight at Jervis Bay Airfield. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.
ADF News Science & Technology 

The future of robotics and autonomous systems

24/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 197 Views 0 Comments

The crystal ball is a little clearer for Defence’s logistics elements and those involved in robotics and autonomous systems with

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Flying Officer Owen Zupp in front of a Gloster Meteor aircraft at RAAF Base Wagga.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

New specialist reservists to inject critical capability

24/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 411 Views 0 Comments

Air Force welcomed 18 new specialist reservists late last year as they completed their initial induction course at RAAF Base

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Lieutenant Nicholas Ilijas conducts a COVID-19 test in HMAS Adelaide as part of the COVID-19 safety protocols for Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Strict testing proved aid capability during pandemic

23/01/202124/01/2021 Mike Hughes 95 Views 0 Comments

Operation Fiji Assist and HMAS Adelaide have shown the ADF can still provide international humanitarian disaster relief even in a pandemic.

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Captain Nicole Eltringham tests water from a desalination system in Vanua Levu on Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Lieutenant Phillip Qin.
Australian Army News Pacific Science & Technology 

Providing fresh water to Fijian communities

23/01/202123/01/2021 Mike Hughes 80 Views 0 Comments

Army engineers used a heavy-water production plant to assist Fijians after more than 130,000 were left without potable water after a cyclone.

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ADF personnel of the Observer Group Lebanon at the memorial for Royal Australian Corps of Transport officer Captain Peter McCarthy.
Australian Army Middle East News 

Memorial service honours peacekeeper

23/01/202123/01/2021 Mike Hughes 225 Views 0 Comments

A memorial service was held in Lebanon on 18 January to honour Australian Army Captain Peter McCarthy who was killed

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Air Force Test Ranges Directorate Trial Manager Andrew Searle was part of the Hayabusa2 mission at the Woomera Test Range, South Australia. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
Australian News Science & Technology 

Local’s crucial role in Japanese asteroid sample recovery

23/01/202123/01/2021 Mike Hughes 182 Views 0 Comments

Air Force Test Ranges Directorate Trial Manager Andy Searle had a crucial role in securing the second asteroid sample to be brought to earth.

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Captain Warren Bairstow congratulates Navy Indigenous Development Program graduate Recruit Chanika Stack at HMAS Cairns. Photo by Andrew Watson.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

Indigenous sailors on board with program

23/01/202123/01/2021 Mike Hughes 593 Views 0 Comments

The latest recruits in the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP) graduated at HMAS Cairns late last year.

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Aussie Heart Medal composite
ADF Australian News Veterans 

Should Australia have a ‘Purple Heart’-type award?

22/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 2859 Views 35 Comments

Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal will consider recognition for members of the ADF injured, wounded or killed in service.

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Core Intelligent heated undersuit by Avon Protection. Image supplied.
News Science & Technology 

Smart heated undersuit to keep divers warm

20/01/202121/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 210 Views 0 Comments

Avon Protection have announce their Core Intelligent heated undersuit that maintains a diver’s body temperature in all water conditions.

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Craig Ramsay and Nick Stokesfrom Defcon Technologies, with Lee Davis, Land 400 Phase 3 and Gary Stewart from Rheinmetall at a Team Lynx event. Photo supplied.
Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Defcon Technologies joins Team Lynx

20/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 301 Views 0 Comments

Canberra-based Defcon Technologies Group have joined as intercom supplier for Rheinmetall’s Team Lynx for LAND 400 Phase 3.

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ADF Australian News 

150th COVID-19 case recorded by Defence

20/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 233 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Defence rounded its confirmed COVID-19 case numbers to an even 150 today by adding one more to the ‘overseas’ subtotal.

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ADF Australian News 

Here’s how Defence records its own COVID-19 cases

20/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 136 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Rather than ‘make up’ a few lines to tell you about yesterday’s new ADF COVID cases, I thought I’d show you the lack of info I actually get.

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Australian History News Royal Australian Navy 

30th anniversary Op Desert Storm

18/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 343 Views 0 Comments

AWM has marked the 30th anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm, the military response to Iraq’s illegal occupation of Kuwait.

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ADF Australian News 

Two more ADF COVID-19 cases ‘overseas’

18/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 164 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Defence Force added two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total of cases to 147. Today’s

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A Navy landing craft delivers disaster-relief supplies at Bekana Jetty in Vanua Levu, Fiji, during Operation Fiji Assist. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Adelaide crew proud of Fiji cyclone mission

18/01/202118/01/2021 Brian Hartigan 404 Views 0 Comments

ADF and Fiji’s Military Forces’ logistics teams ensured vital supplies got to the thousands of people who needed after the cyclone in Fiji.

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Evacuees from Mallacoota are transported to HMAS Choules. Photo by Petty Officer Helen Frank.
ADF People Operations Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Anniversary of Mallacoota evacuation

16/01/202116/01/2021 Mike Hughes 274 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

When bushfires cut off a coastal Victorian hamlet, “the largest civilian maritime evacuation in our nations history” was launched 1 year ago.

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