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HMAS Stalwart sails into Timor-Leste during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

A first for Stalwart on deployment

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2229 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste

HMAS Stalwart has completed its first visit to a foreign port while deployed in support of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22).

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Commanding Officer HMAS Glenelg Lieutenant Commander Alexander Finnis stands at attention as Leading Seaman Kiani Hughes and Able Seaman Eliza McGuigan strike the Australian White Ensign for the final time during the ships' decommissioning ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Glenelg decommissioned

07/10/202207/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2303 Views 3 Comments

The Royal Australian Navy has decommissioned Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Glenelg at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, following 14 years of service.

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HMAS Glenelg dispatched a rigid hull inflatable boat to assist a distressed vessel in Trinity Inlet, Cairns. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo Supplied
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Glenelg logs final rescue

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1255 Views 0 Comments HMAS Glenelg

HMAS Glenelg added one last rescue to the ship’s log during their final port visit to Cairns before decommissioning. CAPTION:

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AWD Hobart on initial sea trials, 2016. Photo courtesy the AWD Alliance.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Fourth three-ship Indo-Pacific deployment for 2022 departs

05/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2041 Views 0 Comments

Three Royal Australian Navy ships have commenced a regional presence deployment through the Indo-Pacific region, marking the fourth such deployment

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Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Waller sails in company with HMAS Warramunga during the inaugural Australian Submarine Command Course off Australia's east coast. Photo by Able Seaman Jarryd Capper.
ADF News Royal Australian Navy 

Two officers pass inaugural Australian Submarine Command Course

03/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2815 Views 0 Comments Australian Submarine Command Course

Australia has successfully launched a sovereign training program to produce its own next generation of submarine commanders, with two Royal

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ADF personnel arrive at President Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili, Timor-Leste, for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Courtney Jay. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Indo-Pacific Endeavour returns in force

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2254 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE), has returned to full scale this year, engaging with a record 14 countries by air and sea,

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Ships participating in Exercise Kakadu 2022 sail in formation during a photo exercise off the coast of Darwin. Story by Commander Emily Curtis and Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Morrison.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy’s largest exercise comes to a close

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1422 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu

Exercise Kakadu 2022 has come to a close, with the theme of ‘partnership, leadership and friendship’ woven through a full

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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to conduct wet and dry exercise rehearsals, during Exercise Sea Raider 2022 near Cowley Beach, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

An amphibious force to be reckoned with

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3236 Views 1 Comment AAF, ARH Tiger, Boxer CRV, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, M777 Howitzer, Military Working Dogs

The 2022 Sea Series has come to a close with the completion of Exercise Sea Raider. CAPTION: Soldiers from the

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Head Maritime Systems Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm speaks to graduates and guests at the graduation ceremony of the Defence Industry Pathways Program at the South Metropolitan TAFE, Western Australia. Story by Phillip Morton. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
ADF News Royal Australian Navy 

Graduates on the pathway to success

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1445 Views 0 Comments Defence Industry Pathways Program (DIPP)

Twenty-seven trainees from the Defence Industry Pathways Program’s first two intakes capped off a year of hard work with a

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Navy Clearance Dive Team One conduct a search for suspected unexploded ordnance found in the vicinity of the Ship Lift site at Darwin Harbour's East Arm. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy divers blow UXO in Darwin harbour

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2131 Views 0 Comments Navy Clearance Diving Team One, UXO

A small team of Royal Australian Navy divers have rendered safe a popular commercial and recreational waterway in Darwin Harbour.

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Family and friends wait on the wharf as HMAS Warramunga returns to Australia after completing a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Warramunga home from busy deployment

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1296 Views 0 Comments ANZAC-class, Exercise Noble Partners, Fleet Base West, HMAS Warramunga, RIMPAC

HMAS Warramunga has returned to Fleet Base West following a regional presence deployment that saw the Anzac-class frigate participate in

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A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter at Sikorsky Australia in Nowra, NSW. Story by Elyssa Comer. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Romeo’s maintenance milestone worth a belated brag

27/09/202229/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2064 Views 0 Comments Lockhead Martin, MH-60R Seahawk

Defence and Australian industry have marked the milestone of completing the 40th periodic deeper maintenance interval on Navy’s fleet of

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Captain Zac Bryant, from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, with students during the bridge-building challenge on Ultimate Classroom. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo from Channel 10.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

ADF personnel mentor Queensland STEM students

27/09/202229/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1562 Views 0 Comments STEM, Ultimate Classroom

Nine personnel from technical trades recently mentored 18 Queensland high-school STEM students on a new education program called Ultimate Classroom.

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Tracey Small, left, gives Lieutenant Roderick Thiele a tour of the Darwin harbour control office during Exercise Kakdau 2022. Story by Lieutenant George Cross. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Supporting maritime trade during Exercise Kakadu

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1485 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, Navy Reserve

Ninety eight per cent of Australia’s physical trade travels by sea and transits through Navy’s maritime ports. CAPTION: Tracey Small, left,

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HMAS Hobart crew participate in the Kakadu Ninja Challenge Cup competition at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct during Exercise Kakadu 2022. Story by Lieutenant (junior grade) Mohammad Issa (US Navy). Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Kakadu sports day fierce and friendly

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1395 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu

Amid preparation for the high-end naval engagements ashore, at sea and in the air, Exercise Kakadu 2022 participants found time

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HMAS Perth fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile while operating in the Philippine Sea during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. Story by Lieutenant Eleanor Williams. Photo by US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Emilio Mackie.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Perth missile firing right on target

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1709 Views 0 Comments Evolved Sea Sparrow, Exercise Pacific Vanguard, HMAS Perth, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth displayed its capabilities and ability to integrate with partners while participating in Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022.

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HMAS Perth boatswain’s mates Able Seaman Patrick Kehoe and Seaman Mitchell Milne fire a 12.7mm Browning machine gun while conducting anti-aircraft firing serials. Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Fleet goes all guns blazing

23/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1612 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, French Navy, HMAS Perth, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Thai Navy, US Navy

The fleet went ‘all guns blazing’ into the Exercise Kakadu sea phase, with six warships from six nations combining for

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An embarked MH-60 Romeo helicopter prepares to land onboard HMAS Adelaide at sunset during First Of Class Flight Trials. Photo by Able Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
News Royal Australian Navy 

RAN buys 12 extra ‘Romeo’ helicopters

20/09/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4697 Views 0 Comments

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a firm fixed-price contract to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters

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Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley, centre front, and international dignitaries during Exercise Kakadu 2022 opening ceremony at the Darwin Convention Centre. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Collaboration on show at Kakadu conference

20/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2326 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu

Rows of gold-braided officer’s hats deposited on tables outside the Fleet Commanders’ Conference at the Darwin Convention Centre reflected the

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HMAS Broome, left, and Republic of Fiji Navy Ship Savenaca conduct training operation in Darwin during Exercise Kakadu 2022. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Sea training under way in Kakadu 2022

20/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1783 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Broome

While people across the globe have come together to mourn Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the nearly 3000 people gathered

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