Major upgrade for Garden Island
A $213 million upgrade to the Navy’s Garden Island facility in Sydney will improve Defence operations, enhance national security and
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Aero-medical evacuation training on HMAS Adelaide
HMAS Adelaide is conducting Aero Medical Evacuation (AME) training off the West Australian coast during Exercise Ocean Explorer 2017.
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HMAS Arunta seizes 800kg of hashish in Middle East
Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has seized more than 800kg of hashish hidden in a consignment of coffee. CAPTION: HMAS Arunta personnel account for
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75 Anniversary of sinking HMAS Perth
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan said Australians should pause and reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who
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Navy birthday is Australian White Ensign’s 50th
The Australian Navy has celebrated its 116th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Australian White Ensign on 1 March with
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Australian Navy buys CAMCOPTER® S-100
The Royal Australian Navy has awarded a contract to Schiebel to fulfil its desire to own and operate an unmanned aerial reconnaissance/surveillance
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Four ADF women in first ever AFLW Round 1
Four Australian Defence Force women will be part of Australian Football League (AFL) history this weekend when the AFL Women’s Competition kicks
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AWD Hobart begins acceptance trials
Today marks a significant milestone for the first Air Warfare Destroyer, Hobart, as acceptance trials commence off the South Australian coast. Hobart departs
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HMAS Melbourne conducts systems qualifications
HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) conducted a three-week Systems Qualification Trail (SQT) off the east coast of Australia in December. The
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Australia/France sign Future Submarine inter-govt agreement
Australia’s Minister for Defence Marise Payne and France’s Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian, today welcomed the signing of an Agreement
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Second Air Warfare Destroyer launched
The Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) program reached a significant milestone in Adelaide today as the second of three destroyers was formally named
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HMAS Tobruk destined for Bundaberg dive wreck
Ex-HMAS Tobruk will continue to serve Australia—now as a tourist destination—when it is scuttled off the coast between Bundaberg and
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RAN LADS on Kiwi hydro survey
The Royal Australian Navy Laser Airborne Depth Sounder Flight will arrive in New Zealand today to assist with disaster relief efforts off
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$4.9M to develop Cuttlefish that ‘hides’ ships
Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced that BAE Systems Australia has received funding to assist RAN to develop and demonstrate an innovative technology that
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Collins-class to get $100million sonar upgrade
Thales has signed a design and pre-production contract to upgrade Australia’s Collins-class submarine sonar systems, enhancing their capability to outperform
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Foreign support arrives in Kaikoura, NZ
Warships from Australia, Canada and the United States, with about 660 sailors and four helicopters between them, are in Kaikoura
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Task-group-level Ocean Raider started off east coast
One of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest maritime warfare exercises, Ocean Raider, has begun in several locations off the New South
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HMAS Darwin diverted to Kiwi earthquake rescue
In response to a request from the New Zealand Government, the Australian Defence Force will support the evacuation of people from
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Arunta sails for Middle East
HMAS Arunta will depart from her home port of Fleet Base West, Rockingham, for maritime security activities in Middle East tomorrow. FILE
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HMAS Perth set for Remembrance Day homecoming
HMAS Perth will return to her namesake city tomorrow after spending six months deployed on (non Operation Manitou) maritime security operations in the
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