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Flying Officer Kevin Pfitzner, a C-130J pilot with 37SQN at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Tegan Smith.

Base services to be transformed

07/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 118 Views 0 Comments

Services to Defence bases and establishments around the country are set to improve through the next generation of contracts. CAPTION:

Navy Clearance Diving Team One and NSW Maritime Police conduct diving operations to recover unexploded ordnance off the South Coast of NSW. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Navy divers safeguard popular site

03/02/202303/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 520 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Navy Clearance Diving Team One, UXO

Navy clearance divers have protected a marine park in the Jervis Bay area after removing and disposing of unexploded ordnance

Workers at BAE Systems Maritime Australia use the Hunter digital simulation tool to help optimise the Hunter-class frigate program schedule at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. Story by Emma Taylor.

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Digital shipyard tool boosts program

03/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 236 Views 0 Comments BAE Systems Maritime, Hunter-class frigate

BAE Systems Maritime Australia, who will deliver nine state-of-the-art Hunter-class frigates for Navy, have further enhanced the shipbuilding process by

Curator and AWM Navy Fellow Commander Andrew Schroder stands in front of one of HMAS Brisbane’s 5-inch gun mounts as depicted in the online exhibition. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Online exhibition tugs at the heartstrings

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 357 Views 0 Comments AWM, HMAS Pirie

Never-before-seen footage of stranded asylum seekers being rescued amid storm-driven surf is just one of the items on display in

Electronic technician trainees at the Technical Training Faculty at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, as part of their initial entry training. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Leading Seaman Kieran Dempsey.

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Navy’s trade pathways well engineered

27/01/202330/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 504 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus

While the Navy’s modern ships, equipment and overall capability are an attraction for people interested in engineering trades and vocations,

Gunners from the 9th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in action during the 21-gun salute as part of the Australia Day celebrations at Bradfield Park, Sydney. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.

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Splash of Red (Beret) and guns in Sydney’s Australia Day

27/01/202327/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 596 Views 0 Comments 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, ADF Red Berets, Australia Day, F-35A Lightning II, HMAS Sydney, MH-60R Seahawk, Roulettes

The Australian Defence Force put on spectacular displays in and around Sydney Harbour for Australia Day. CAPTION: Gunners from the 9th

A Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile on display in Williamtown, NSW, during Air Force week in 1966. Story by Bill Condie. Photo Courtesy AWM P00448.034.

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Looking back at missile testing in Australia

27/01/202328/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 386 Views 0 Comments DSTG

Lessons learnt from British missile testing gave Australia decades of advantage. This history article tells the story of Defence Science

An Army MRH-90 Taipan lands in Fitzroy Crossing, in Western Australia's Kimberley region, where flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie has isolated communities. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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ADF flies into flood-hit Fitzroy Crossing

12/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 945 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1, State Emergency Service (SES)

ADF aircraft have landed in Fitzroy Crossing, the town at the centre of severe flooding in the Kimberley region of

Australian observer Leading Aircraftman Ben Whitfield, right, observes personnel from the Ministry of National Defense for Killed in Action Recovery and Identification conduct human remains recovery at White Horse Hill. Story and photo by Petty Officer Jason Wilson.

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Aussies help on Korean DMZ battlefield excavation

12/01/202313/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 855 Views 0 Comments Korean War, Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), United Nations Command (UNC)

The White Horse Hill battlefield is silent, yet decades on it remains contested and dangerous. CAPTION: Australian observer Leading Aircraftman

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems of the United States Army and United States Marine Corps launch rockets during a firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Talisman Sabre 2021. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Long-range rockets ordered for Australian Army and RAN – before Strategic Review finalised

05/01/202308/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6153 Views 21 Comments High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, HIMARS, Naval Strike Missile, NSM

Defence has signed contracts with the US DoD to deliver High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to the Australian Army and

Australian Defence Force and Australian Public Service personnel serving with Headquarters Middle East at Camp Baird. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Christmas – business as usual for those on duty

23/12/202206/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1907 Views 0 Comments

More than 450 Australian Defence Force personnel will be on deployment during the Christmas holiday season in various regions of

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond speaks at the 11th Biennial Submarine Institute of Australia Conference hosted in in Canberra. Photo by Nic Douglass.

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Leaders discuss future of nuclear-powered subs

23/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1677 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Chief of Navy, Minister for Defence, Nuclear Powered Submarines

Opportunities and challenges involved in Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines were discussed at the 11th biennial Submarine Institute of Australia