Colours paraded at AWM to mark RAR 70th
The 70th anniversary of the raising of the Australian Army’s Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was marked with a ceremonial parade
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RAR parades Colours at AWM for 70th anniversary
The 70th anniversary of the raising of the Australian Army’s Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was marked with a ceremonial parade
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Lockheed Martin and SAAB officially join Hunter-class team
BAE Systems Australia today announced that it has selected Lockheed Martin Australia and Saab Australia to partner on deliver of
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$12million grants to pursue innovative concepts
Five Australian businesses have been awarded contracts with a combined value of more than $12 million to further develop their
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Autonomous Warrior showcases future capabilities
Defence is hosting a major demonstration of trusted autonomous systems in and around Jervis Bay on the New South Wales
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First F-35A deployable cabins delivered
The first two of 15 Lockheed Martin Australia F-35A deployable cabins critical to successful Joint Strike Fighter operations have been delivered to the Australian
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Government offering grants to Defence SMEs
The government is backing small- to medium-sized enterprises to help build the nation’s sovereign capability to keep Australia safe and
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PNGDF and ADF lay exclusion-zone markers for APEC security
PNG sailors and Aussie soldiers placed dozens of exclusion-zone markers around Port Moresby Harbour to support the security effort for
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RAAF military working dogs help secure APEC
Keeping RAAF assets secure in PNG during APEC are a specialised unit of RAAF military working dogs, including Herc and
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ADF air traffic control in Port Moresby for APEC
Australian Defence Force air traffic control officers are helping Papua New Guinea’s civilian aviation authorities monitor the skies above Port
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Sparrow Force soldiers honoured
Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester today announced six servicemen will be recognised for their actions as part of Sparrow
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Australia to buy armed Reaper drones
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper has been selected as the system that best meets the capability requirements for Australia’s first armed remotely
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First Arafura-class offshore patrol boat starts construction
Construction has commenced on the Navy’s new offshore patrol vessels at Osborne in South Australia. CAPTION: Sailors from the Royal Australian
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Breaking ground on F-35 engine-maintenance facility
TAE Aerospace yesterday held an event to mark the start of construction on its new aerospace facility in Bundamba, Queensland.
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All-expenses-paid competition to visit WA submarine base
A rare opportunity for Australians to go behind the scenes, see world-class technology and consider a career as a submariner
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Invitation to a very special cricket match
Wandering Warriors intends to host a soldier battle of the sporting kind when Special Forces soldiers from east and west
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Keith Payne VC takes Trooper Bert Jones back to school
The students and staff of Dundula State School in Baker’s Creek, Queensland, had a special visitor on 6 November. CAPTION: Keith
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Two more WWI soldiers identified and interred
The remains of two World War One Australian soldiers previously recorded as missing, then killed in action in 1917, have
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WWII PoW honours fallen mates at Remembrance Day service in nursing home
A former prisoner of war who is one of Queensland’s last surviving Thai-Burma railway workers honoured his fallen army mates
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PM Morrison address troops at Lavarack on new Pacific focus
Prime Minister Scott Morrison address troops at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville on 8 November, outing the government’s focus on the
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