Last Amberley Aviation Heritage open day for 2019
Sunday will be the last chance for the public to visit the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre this year before
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AH-64E Apache LONGBOW now even more potent
LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, has announced the successful completion of the US Army’s
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WWII Spitfire wreck gifted to Northern Territory
A Royal Australian Air Force Spitfire wreckage from the Second World War has been gifted to the Northern Territory government.
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LHDs achieve final operational capability
Royal Australian Navy’s landing helicopter docks ships have officially achieved final operational capability. FILE PHOTO: Landing helicopter dock ships Canberra
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Local commanders authorised to assist in fire emergencies
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has written to the Chief of the Defence Force regarding support that the ADF is
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RAAF supporting civilian firefighter deployments
The Australian Defence Force is working with emergency services to support firefighting efforts in north-eastern New South Wales. CAPTION: A
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RAAF Base Edinburgh Air Show 2019
The Australian Defence Force’s most advanced military aircraft and technologies are on display at Adelaide’s RAAF Base Edinburgh Air Show today
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Australia gifts new patrol boat to Solomon Islands
The Australian Government yesterday handed over the latest Guardian-class patrol boat – RSIPV Gizo – to the Solomon Islands at
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Third AWD completes sea trials
Royal Australian Navy’s third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) – NUSHIP Sydney – is on track to be delivered to the Navy in February
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Navy expands by 1000 in two years
The Royal Australian Navy’s ambitious growth and retention program has proven a success, with the Navy growing by more than 1,000
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Aussie warship demos first-of-kind mission –– again
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds announced this week that the Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy recently conducted
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Aussie sailor dies on overseas deployment
Defence has just announced that a Royal Australian Navy sailor has died overseas while on deployment in the western Pacific.
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New medal for special ops
A new medallic award will be issued to members of the Australian special forces for qualifying service on special operations
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LADS are grounded
The Royal Australian Navy’s Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight (LADS) has conducted its final sortie after 26 years of service.
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PM says ‘maybe’ to veteran-suicide Royal Commission
The campaign for a Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide took a big step forward today when Julie-Ann Finney, proud mother
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DVA partners APOD to deliver discounts to veterans
APOD – Australian Partners of Defence – has partnered with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as part of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant
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Veterans card/lapel pin/covenant officially launched
The long-awaited and much talked about Veteran Card, lapel pin and covenant were officially launched last Sunday and will soon
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‘New rifle for ADF’ – reports over-hyped?
Recent media reports about a new weapon for the ADF, which is more lethal and more accurate than previous rifles,
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Australia cuts Task Group Taji numbers
More than 100 Australian Defence Force personnel deploying to Iraq were officially farewelled yesterday by family and friends at Robertson Barracks.
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Army tests autonomous legged robot
The Australian Army is spending millions to develop and test a range of unmanned ground vehicles – some of which
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