RAAF F-35s in US for debut Red Flag exercise
Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightening II fighters are in America for the world’s toughest air-combat training exercise, alongside counterparts
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Humble servant retires after 50 years
Warrant Officer Ian ‘Blue’ Macgregor joined the RAAF on 8 January 1974 as a 15-year-old radio apprentice from Western Australia
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Three Royal Australian Navy officers pass second phase of US nuclear school
Three Royal Australian Navy officers graduated from the US Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) in Charleston, South Carolina on
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AI technology strategic challenge tested
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to deter, shape and change the character of warfare. CAPTION: Will Forker and Luis Leal
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Soldiers work to help schools re-open on time
Australian Defence Force personnel are hard at work helping schools re-open in time for the start of the school year,
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RAAF KC-35A in USA trials to expand fleet range
The Royal Australian Air Force has conducted air-to-air refuelling clearance trials with two United States Air Force (USAF) airframes in
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$50,000 retention bonuses roll out to eligible ADF personnel
Eligible ADF personnel are now able to receive a one-off $50,000 payment in exchange for an additional three-year commitment to
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More Aussie soldiers deploy for Ukraine training
South Australian-based soldiers from the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, will depart Australia tomorrow to train Ukrainian recruits in the
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ADF helps after two Queensland weather events
Soon after Defence concluded support to flood-affected far-north Queensland on 29 December, it was called out again to provide assistance
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Audit of Defence estate received by government
An enterprise-wide audit of the Defence estate and infrastructure was initiated in response to the recommendations of the Defence Strategic
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Newcastle set to become regional F-35 servicing hub
Hunter Region’s future as the Indo-Pacific hub for sustainment of F-35 Lightning II aircraft has been secured after the Australian
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Work begins on Australia’s nuclear-submarine construction yard
Preliminary enabling works on a new Submarine Construction Yard at Osborne, South Australia, have begun – which will eventually become
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ADF support to north-Queensland flood response
The ADF is providing support to the Queensland Police Service via the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in response to
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Pilots flying high after graduating
Nineteen student pilots from 272 Phase 2 ADF Intermediate Pilots’ Course graduated from 2 Flying Training School on December 8
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RAAF Wedgetail at work on Ukraine-support mission
Night has fallen at Ramstein Air Base in southern Germany, and the temperature plummets towards freezing, but the cold weather
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Risky business just another day at the office
It might have been a relatively simple task for Sergeant David Bailey, but rendering safe a 500lb bomb amidst vital
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More troops to train Ukraine recruits
Australia will expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of Operation
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Australia to expand Ukraine training operation
Australia will extend and expand its commitment to the training of recruits from the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part
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Australia authorised to buy Virginia-class submarines
Today the US Congress passed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes substantial enabling provisions for Australia’s AUKUS
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Navy evacuates weather bureau staff in heavy seas
Four Bureau of Meteorology personnel have escaped Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper and are safely ashore in Sydney after being evacuated
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