Gascoyne farewells south-Pacific hosts after month of hospitality
HMAS Gascoyne has farewelled Tonga and Tuvalu following a month-long deployment to the Southwest Pacific region. CAPTION: A sailor on
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HMAS Adelaide embarks mechanised combat team for first time
HMAS Adelaide has for the first time embarked a mechanised combat team including supporting elements to conduct Sea Basing Amphibious
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P-8A Poseidon/HMAS Melbourne deployed to enforce North Korea sanctions
RAAF is deploying a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan, from where it will conduct maritime surveillance operations to
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HMAS Brisbane to visit City of Brisbane
Australia’s newest warship HMAS Brisbane III, will arrive in her namesake city for the first time on Thursday 4 April.
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Young Endeavour scheduled to be replaced
The government has announced that the STS (sail training ship) Young Endeavour will be replaced. FILE PHOTO (December 2015): STS
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HATS achieves IOC
Australian Defence Force’s Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) has successfully achieved Initial Operating Capability. FILE PHOTO (2016): An Airbus Helicopters
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Technician helps bust drug smugglers
The most rewarding part of Leading Seaman Kacey Niendorf’s deployment to the Middle East on HMAS Ballarat is helping to disrupt
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IPE19 wraps up largest ever Defence engagement with Sri Lanka
The Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 19) Joint Task Force has departed Sri Lanka following Australia’s largest Defence engagement activity with
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New search fails to find HMAS Vampire
Two Royal Australian Navy ships have finished an intensive underwater search for World War II destroyer HMAS Vampire I, without
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Navy trialling new camouflage uniforms
The Royal Australian Navy is currently testing a new camouflaged uniform just 10 years after going to cams instead of
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NUSHIP Sydney could be delivered a year ahead of current schedule
A significant capability upgrade to the Hobart-class destroyers will allow NUSHIP Sydney to enter into operation one year ahead of
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Contract awarded for Garden Island upgrade Stage 2
Lendlease has secured a $286 million contract for Stage 2 redevelopments of Navy’s Fleet Base East in Sydney Defence is
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HMAS Choules home after month in the Pacific
The Australian Defence Force’s first enhanced regional engagement activity in the Pacific for 2019 has concluded with the return of
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Aust/PNG MoU on Manus Island navy-base extension
Australia and Papua New Guinea reached another milestone in the bilateral relationship with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding
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Ballarat’s marine techs bust stereotypes – and drug runners
For a long time, marine technicians, or ‘stokers’ as they are known in the Navy, have had a reputation for
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Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 fleet leaves WA
Indo-Pacific Endeavour 19 (IPE19), the third iteration of this activity, was launched in Western Australia yesterday with the departure of
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HMAS Ballarat seizes another 2tonne of hash
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized two tonnes of hashish worth approximately $100 million* in street value during
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Royal Australian Navy gets new Submarine Rescue Service
The Royal Australian Navy will receive a new sovereign air transportable Submarine Rescue Service capability under a contract with Phoenix
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VC review for Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean
Recognition for the late Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean will be reviewed by the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal
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New search for HMAS Vampire missing since 1942
One of the remaining maritime mysteries of World War II may soon be solved, thanks to a joint operation between
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