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HMAS Sirius sails in company with frigates INS Kiltan of the Indian Navy and FS Surcouf of the French Navy, in the Bay of Bengal during Exercise La Perouse.

Aussie ships impress on French-led exercise

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HMA Ships Anzac and Sirius made an immediate impact with their international counterparts in the French-led Exercise La Perouse in

HMAS Sirius conducts a replenishment at sea with USS Theodore Roosevelt. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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Sirius has a day to remember

09/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1544 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sirius has completed one of its biggest ever Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with the 100,000-ton Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS

HMAS Melville departing her home port of Cairns to conduct hydrographic survey work in the Bass Strait.

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Survey work to make navigation safer

09/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1628 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Melville has returned to her home port of Cairns after a six-week deployment completing survey work in poorly surveyed

HMAS Darwin conducts a Nulka active missile decoy firing. Photo by Able Seaman Sarah Williams.

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Indigenous company to build Nulka assembly plant

09/04/202109/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2403 Views 0 Comments

An Indigenous company has a contract to build a $23.9million Nulka assembly and maintenance facility in Orchard Hills, NSW.

HMAS Sirius conducts a replenishment at sea with USS Theodore Roosevelt on her current deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Thoms Sawtell.

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RAN on multi-national naval exercise in Bay of Bengal

06/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1591 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Anzac and HMAS Sirius will join vessels from France, India, Japan and the United States for the French-led maritime Exercise La Perouse.

The commissioning crew of NUSHIP Supply stands on the deck while berthed alongside FBE on March 18. Photo by Able Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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NUSHIP Supply’s team coming together

01/04/202101/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1791 Views 0 Comments

NUSHIP Supply’s development of an inclusive workplace is enabling Navy’s fighting force to deliver on its duties.

Air Force aerobatic team, the Roulettes, performs an aerobatic display with six Pilatus PC-21 aircraft from the Central Flying School during the 2021 Hunter Valley Airshow. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.

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Defence flies the flag at the Hunter Valley Airshow

01/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1734 Views 0 Comments

The ADF was front and centre at this year’s Hunter Valley Airshow, with all three services supporting the biennial event.

Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Pirie sails into Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, for the last time before she decommissions. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.

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HMAS Pirie decommissioned after 15 years

29/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3973 Views 8 Comments

The Royal Australian Navy decommissioned Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Pirie last week, after 15 years of service.

HMAS Anzac conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Sirius in the South China Sea. Photo by LSIS Thomas Sawtell.

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Sirius still pumping fuel

28/03/202128/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1978 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sirius has completed her 715th replenishment at sea (RAS) when she supplied fuel to HMAS Anzac (III) during a

A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 Taipan multirole helicopter from 808 Squadron, prepares to launch from HMAS Albatross in support of Operation NSW Flood Assist. Photo by LAC John Solomon.

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ADF search and rescue mission

25/03/202126/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2804 Views 0 Comments Operation NSW Flood Assist 21-1

A Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 helicopter evacuated nine stranded campers, including a nine year old boy and pet dog from NSW floods.

The MH-60R helicopter with the call sign Berserker being prepared for launch from HMAS Anzac. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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Flight crew returns to ship for deployment

25/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1596 Views 0 Comments

The aviation team and MH-60R helicopter of 816 Squadron’s Flight 6 are back aboard HMAS Anzac. CAPTION: The MH-60R helicopter

Sub-Lieutenants Nicholas Croke, left, and William Anderson from HMAS Watson participate in the Clean-Up Australia Day event in Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

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Message in a bottle found during clean-up event

25/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1319 Views 0 Comments

A bottle with messages in it was one of the stranger items personnel from HMAS Watson found when they took

ScanEagle is launched from the flight deck of HMAS Newcastle, on patrol in the Middle East. Photo by Able Seaman Nicolas Gonzalez.

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30-year UAV project contenders shortlisted

23/03/202124/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2264 Views 0 Comments

Defence’s Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System Continuous Development Program has selected five contenders for the procurement phase.

Meteorologist and oceanographer Lieutenant Commander Fiona Simmonds uses an anemometer to measure wind speed aboard HMAS Canberra in Jervis Bay.

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A day to acknowledge the weather warriors

23/03/202123/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1890 Views 0 Comments

World Meteorological Day, today, provides an opportunity to applaud the ADF’s ‘weather warriors’. CAPTION: Meteorologist and oceanographer Lieutenant Commander Fiona Simmonds uses

Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A wins Australian submarine competition.

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Government locks in French-designed submarines

23/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2060 Views 1 Comment Attack-class, future submarine program

The Morrison Government has locked Australia into a deal on the Future Submarine Program with French company Naval Group.

HMAS Cerberus Museum Manager Commander John Goss with historic items from HMVS Cerberus in the HMAS Cerberus Museum in Westernport, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman Bonny Gassner.

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Stamp marks arrival of Cerberus 150 years ago

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1796 Views 0 Comments

Australia Post will issue a stamp on March 22 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Victorian Ship (HMVS)

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld and Warrant Officer Air Force Fiona Grasby during the visit to RAAF Base Edinburgh. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.

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Chief of Air Force heads south

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2829 Views 0 Comments

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld visited South Australia to meet members and employees at the Woomera Range Complex

RAN mine hunter HMAS Gascoyne sails in the waters off the coast of Northern Tasmania as part of Fleet Certification Period.

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Ships wrap up mission in Tasmania

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1962 Views 0 Comments

Two mine hunters marked the end of this year’s Fleet Certification Period with a mine location and recovery mission off the

A pair of Air Force F35-A Lightning aircraft conduct a flypast over HMAS Hobart during Exercise Tasman Shield. Photo by Petty Office BT Matchett.

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Exercise in cooperation for air and sea power`

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1937 Views 0 Comments

Air and maritime assets came together for integrated high-end warfighting training as part of Exercise Tasman Shield 21, from February

Navy Indigenous Development Program recruits take part in a yarning circle with soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion during a visit to Ross Island Barracks in Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.

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Cultural immersion a key part of Navy program

18/03/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1537 Views 0 Comments

Cultural immersion days are a key part of the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP), which was established in 2014. CAPTION: