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Then Minister for Defence Industry Linda Reynolds talks with WA Governor Kim Beazley and ADF members at a Navy Clearance Diver Trust event in Perth. Photo by Leading Seaman Richard Cordell.

New Defence ministers announced

26/05/201931/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3145 Views 0 Comments

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced his new government today. FILE PHOTO (March 2019): Then Minister for Defence Industry Linda Reynolds

HMAS Ships Parramatta, Newcastle, Canberra and Success in formation during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 returns home

26/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4035 Views 0 Comments

Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE 19) Joint Task Force has returned to Australia following a three-month regional-engagement mission to South and

HMA Ships Canberra and Newcastle sail in company during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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Task Force visits Indonesia

20/05/201920/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2272 Views 0 Comments

The Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 Joint Task Force has begun its engagement program in Indonesia during the final port visits before

Leading Seaman Christy-Lee Doyle guides an MRH-60R Helicopter onto the flight deck of HMAS Toowoomba during unit readiness training. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Byrne.

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First Australian, French, Japanese and US maritime ex

18/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3859 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

Naval vessels from Australia, France, Japan and the United States are set to commence the first iteration of the French-led

Australian Army soldiers from 1RAR fire an 84mm Carl-Gustaf weapon at High Range Training Area near Townsville. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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NIOA starts 84mm production at Benalla

15/05/201915/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3485 Views 0 Comments

NIOA announced today that it has commenced operations at the Commonwealth-owned munitions facility at Benalla. FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from 1RAR

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HMAS Ballarat destroys another 2.6 tonne of drugs

13/05/201917/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3381 Views 0 Comments

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has intercepted another 2.6 tonnes of illicit drugs while conducting a patrol in international

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Australia deploying armistice observers to Korean border

13/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2833 Views 0 Comments

Following a request from the United Nations Command, the Australian Defence Force has deployed a small number of military personnel

Boilermaker Kane Ramsay and Document Editor Lauren Pitman prepare to assist Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Michael Noonan to lay a traditional coin under the keel of the future HMAS Arafura. Photo supplied by ASC.

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Official keel-laying ceremony for first Arafura class

10/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3466 Views 0 Comments

The first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel reached a significant milestone today with a ceremonial keel laying ceremony at the Osborne

An Australian Army M1 Abrams tank fires its 120mm gun during a combined-arms live-fire activity as part of Exercise Chong Ju 2019 at Puckapunyal Military Training Area, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Kyle Genner.

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Army demos firepower at Chong Ju 2019

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4170 Views 1 Comment

A fighting force of tanks, helicopters, armoured reconnaissance vehicles and infantry soldiers showcased Australian Army’s combined-arms capabilities during a live-fire

HMA Ships Newcastle and Canberra underway during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. (cropped) Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Aussie ships visit Vietnam

07/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3397 Views 0 Comments

The Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE19) Joint Task Force is continuing its international engagement activities with the arrival of two ships

A sailor on HMAS Gascoyne throws a line to a Funafuti wharf worker as the ship pulls alongside in Tuvalu during a south-west-Pacific-engagement tour. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.

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Gascoyne farewells south-Pacific hosts after month of hospitality

07/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2009 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Gascoyne has farewelled Tonga and Tuvalu following a month-long deployment to the Southwest Pacific region. CAPTION: A sailor on

One of the first two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighters flies overhead RAAF Base Williamtown on delivery day. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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F-35s begin ground-attack training at Salt Ash

06/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3988 Views 0 Comments

No. 3 Squadron from RAAF Base Williamtown will conduct the first training for F-35A Joint Strike Fighter over the Salt Ash

Corporal Quintus Rama was farewelled by members of the Tiger Battalion with a small military ceremony on 2 May 2019, attended by the CO, RSM and other members of 5RAR.

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Tiger Battalion mascot dies

03/05/201905/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8431 Views 0 Comments

Corporal Quintus Rama – a Bengal Tiger and the mascot of ‘The Tiger Battalion”, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment –

Australian Army officer Liuetenant Duncan Yates from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, is coached through an urban shooting course by Malaysian Armed Forces soldier Sergeant Azmir Azman during a joint live-fire exercise at Terendak Barracks, Malaysia, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019. Photo by Able Seaman Kieren Whiteley.

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Aussie soldiers on jungle training in Malaysia

02/05/201902/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7032 Views 1 Comment

CAPTION: Australian Army officer Liuetenant Duncan Yates from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, is coached through an urban shooting course

Flying Officer Josh Suh, Logistics Officer with Headquarters Air Mobility Group - Capability Development Cell, connects to the Ka-Band SATCOM during a technology-demonstrator trial. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.

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More Hercules to get broadband Internet

02/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3079 Views 0 Comments

Beginning later this year, the first of an additional five RAAF C-130J Hercules will be fitted with high-speed Internet during

A range of (inert) 155mm Assegai ammunition on display at the NIOA stand at Land Forces 2018 in Adelaide. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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NIOA lands huge German Army order before building factory

30/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4394 Views 0 Comments

NIOA welcomes the announcement by joint-venture partner Rheinmetall Waffe Munitions [RWM] that the first orders for artillery shells from the

A pair of RAAF EA-18G Growlers en route to the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. Photo by Sergeant Mick Both.

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Growler achieves Initial Operating Capability

30/04/201930/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2532 Views 1 Comment

Initial Operating Capability (IOC) has been achieved for the EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft. FILE PHOTO (2017): A pair of RAAF

Vehicles from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment embark HMAS Adelaide as part of an Amphibious Task Group at Port Adelaide, South Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Ryan McKenzie.

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HMAS Adelaide embarks mechanised combat team for first time

26/04/201926/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4497 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide has for the first time embarked a mechanised combat team including supporting elements to conduct Sea Basing Amphibious

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon passes HMAS Darwin . Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

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P-8A Poseidon/HMAS Melbourne deployed to enforce North Korea sanctions

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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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Soldier dies following training accident at Kapooka

24/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5356 Views 5 Comments

ADF STATEMENT 23 APRIL 2019: It is with deep regret that the Australian Defence Force confirms the death of an