ADFA Open Day showcases military careers
Prospective trainee officers, family and friends and the local community descended on the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) today for
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JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ – VETERANS MINISTERIAL COUNCIL
Presented as delivered – no editing… Veteran wellbeing, mental health, homelessness and transition have been the focus of a meeting
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Army Demo Day – and ADFA Open Day
Army held it’s Army Demonstration Day in Sir Thomas Blamey Square at Defence headquarters today – most of which will be on
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Minister visits PNG and Solomon Islands
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds has departed on a seven-day Pacific visit, from 22 to 28 August, to further enhance
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SAAB to maintain all ground-based ADF air-defence radars
Defence has partnered with Saab Australia to provide fully integrated maintenance support for the Australian Army’s ground-based air defence and radar
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Sappers in Timor for sixth Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk
Australian Army engineers have arrived in Timor-Leste for the sixth iteration of Exercise Hari’i Hamutuk. FILE PHOTO (2016): Australian Army carpenter
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Defence explains MRH-90 tail rotor issue
Following the fleet-wide grounding of the ADF’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopters last month, CONTACT asked Defence for an explanation of what
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Aussie Tigers so far unaffected by fleet-wide German grounding
Germany’s Bundeswehr grounded its entire fleet of Tiger helicopters on 2 August when it was informed that certain bolts in
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HMAS Hobart’s first missile fire on home station
HMAS Hobart has become the first Hobart-class guided missile destroyer to fire a missile in Australian waters. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart fires its
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Submariner commended for innovative guest lodgings
It was a career milestone for a HMAS Stirling-based submariner when he was presented with both a Chief of Navy Gold
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Spartan shines at Brisbane Aviation Expo
The Royal Australian Air Force yesterday conducted live demonstrations of Air Force capabilities at the 2019 Brisbane Aviation Expo. CAPTION:
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Samoa receives latest Guardian-class patrol boat
The fourth Guardian-class patrol boat built under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (SEA3036) Project was formally handed over to the
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Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme 2019 finished
The remote East Pilbara community of Jigalong in Western Australia came together today for the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme
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Brendan Nelson to retire from Australian War Memorial
The government will undertake a nationwide search for a new director of the Australian War Memorial after Brendan Nelson has
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HMAS Melbourne’s last visit to Hobart will include Open Day
Guided missile frigate HMAS Melbourne and her 180-strong ship’s company arrived in the City of Hobart today for one of her
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Aussie engineers building Fiji army camp
Australian Defence Force engineers are working with the Royal Fijian Military Forces (RFMF) and local Fijian construction companies to build
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First contract using government defence export loan facility
Canberra based defence company CEA Technologies today signed the $90 million loan agreement, which will create 200 local jobs, including
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Defence industry minister’s speech at Indo-Pacific Conference
SPEECH Minister for Defence Industry The Hon Melissa Price MP WA INDO-PACIFIC CONFERENCE **E&OE Check against delivery** Thank you for
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Defence launches new focus on STEM
Defence has released its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Workforce Strategic Vision 2019-2030 in Canberra as part of its celebrations
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King Air, Spartan on Pacific fisheries patrol
Australia is continuing its contribution in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the Southwest Pacific, with the
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