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Navy sailor Leading Seaman Marine Technician Electrical Nikolas Jercic conducts electrical testing on board HMAS Adelaide. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

The power of a fight-to-fix mentality

09/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1581 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

From two-storey-high generators that could power the city of Darwin, to power points and everything in between – electrical marine

Air Force aviators from 11 Squadron fit an AGM-84J harpoon anti-ship missile to a RAAF P-8A Poseidon as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), held in the Hawaiian Islands. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photos by Corporal Adam Abela.

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Preparing Hammer to strike

09/08/202410/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2329 Views 0 Comments AGM-84J Harpoon, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Edinburgh, RIMPAC

The RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft – call sign ‘Hammer 24’ – from 11 Squadron in Edinburgh, South Australia,

A soldier from 11th Brigade checks on his mates as he advances forward during an assault on an 'enemy' defensive position at Cowley Beach training area in northern Queensland. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

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11th and 13th Brigades test domestic security responses

09/08/202410/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2930 Views 0 Comments 11th brigade, 13th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Austral Shield

In the largest Army Reserve exercise in three decades, nearly 2000 personnel practised a rapid deployment to Australia’s north to

Army soldiers wear the new winter uniforms around Russell Offices in Canberra. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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New clothing range for Army personnel

07/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2720 Views 1 Comment Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)

Army’s range of general duties garments is expanding, with four new items being issued to provide warmth through the winter

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail leads a formation of aircraft past the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour during Exercise Pitch Black 2024. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Samuel Miller.

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Sun sets on milestone Pitch Black

07/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2965 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Pitch Black

Exercise Pitch Black 24 was unlike any of its predecessors. CAPTION: A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail leads a formation

Army soldier Corporal Scott Christian, of 2nd Force Support Battalion, guides a forklift operator as they load rations onto a MAN 40M truck at Cairns airport, Queensland, during Exercise Austral Shield. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.

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New logistics unit hits the ground running

07/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1404 Views 0 Comments 2nd Force Support Battalion, 8th Operational Support Unit (8OSU), Army Reserve, Exercise Austral Shield

Soldiers from the 8th Operational Support Unit (8OSU) escaped the southern winter to conduct the unit’s first major exercise since

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Tigers’ run a roaring mission success

07/08/202407/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1386 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Exercise Predator’s Run

In the expansive and rugged terrain of the Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory, the early morning air

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AI-powered platform to disrupt clunky defence-industry procurement

06/08/202406/08/2024 Tim Walmsley 1394 Views 0 Comments ADDIM, Australian Defence Digital Industry Matrix

A new era of technology is unlocking the opportunity for businesses positioned to deliver works to Defence projects via a

Artist's impression of Ghost Shark under water.

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Ghost Shark program on fast track

05/08/202406/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2372 Views 0 Comments Ghost Shark

Production of the Ghost Shark program will be accelerated with Defence and Anduril Australia entering into a co-funded early works

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Defence Digital Engineering Strategy

05/08/202406/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1746 Views 0 Comments Defence Digital Engineering Strategy

Defence is transforming how it works with businesses through the launch of the Defence Digital Engineering Strategy to speed up

A special warfare operator from 2nd Commando Company, 1st Commando Regiment, fires an AK-47 rifle during foreign weapons training in Melbourne. Story and photo by Lieutenant S.

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Commandos come to grips with foreign weapons

02/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2937 Views 0 Comments 1st Commando Regiment, Fort Gellibrand, special warfare

Integrating with partner forces throughout the Indo-Pacific region is one of many special warfare tasks assigned to the 1st Commando

Corporal Timothy Rymill, right, and other Army medical personnel from 1st Health Battalion triage a simulated patient inside the Role 1 treatment facility at RAAF Base Curtin, WA, during Exercise Austral Shield. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

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Exercise Austral Shield troops in safe hands

02/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1833 Views 0 Comments 1st Health Battalion, 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Reserve, Exercise Austral Shield, RAAF Curtin

Corporal Timothy Rymill has been an Army Reserve treatment team medic with the 1st Health Battalion for three years, but

Soldiers from Rifle Company Butterworth exit a US Army Chinook during the field training exercise during Exercise Keris Strike in Sabah, Malaysia. Story by Lieutenant Chloe Reay. Photo by Evangelos Wilson.

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Diggers show their mettle in Malaysian jungle

02/08/202402/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2962 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Keris Strike, Malaysian Armed Forces, Rifle Company Butterworth, US Army

As the waves crashed along the coastline of Sabah in East Malaysia, three nations gathered to mark the conclusion of

Angus, from the Starlight Children’s Foundation, tries on an F-35A helmet with the help of Corporal Daniel Lake, a 3 Squadron life support fitter, at the Pitch Black open day at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flying Officer Jamie Wallace. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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RAAF helps make a wish come true

02/08/202406/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1593 Views 0 Comments Community Engagement, Exercise Pitch Black, F-35A Lightning II, No. 3 Squadron, RAAF Darwin, Starlight Children’s Foundation

The Royal Australian Air Force has teamed up with international partners and the Starlight Children’s Foundation to grant the wish

Firefighters from the Royal Air Force, RAAF and Royal New Zealand Air Force at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Annabel Francis-Jones. Photo by Aircraftwoman Campbell Latch.

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Triple the fire power on Ex Pitch Black

02/08/202403/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1772 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, fire, RAAF Amberley, RAF, RNZAF

Fire fighters from the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal Air Force seized the opportunity

Air surveillance operator Corporal Mikayla Dows, of 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit, monitors the air space inside the Mobile Control Reporting Centre during Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Matthew Edwards. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Bandicoot spells end for Mobile Control and Reporting Centre

02/08/202403/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1990 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, No. 114MRCU

Tucked away behind dimly lit screens are the faces of air battle managers and air surveillance operators illuminated by battlespace

Royal Thai Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Toranin Metananta departs RAAF Base Darwin for a sortie in a JAS-39 Gripen C during Exercise Pitch Black. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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RTAF celebrate 20 years at Pitch Black

02/08/202403/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2228 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, RAAF Darwin, Royal Thai Air Force

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is celebrating two decades of participation in Exercise Pitch Black, one of the world’s

An Italian Navy F-35B Lightning II prepares to land on ITS Cavour while underway at sea during Exercise Pitch Black. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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Cavour makes waves at Pitch Black

02/08/202403/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1545 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, Italian Navy

The Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour sailed through week two at Exercise Pitch Black 24, intent on enhancing interchangeability with

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Royal Australian Air Force officially unveils first MQ-4C Triton

01/08/202401/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2146 Views 0 Comments MC-4C Triton

Representatives of the Australian government, the Royal Australian Air Force and Northrop Grumman officially unveiled the RAAF’s first MQ-4C Triton

US Navy and Royal Australian Navy graduates from the US Navay's Basic Enlisted Submarine School, aboard the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. US Navy photo by Lauren Laughlin.

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First Australian sailors graduate from USN Basic Enlisted Submarine School

31/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1992 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

In a first for AUKUS, a group of Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors has graduated from the United States Navy’s