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RAAF rips through Brisbane’s Riverfire

02/09/202302/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2985 Views 0 Comments Riverfire

Action from this evening’s Riverfire in Brisbane, with a huge thank you to our eagle-eyed stringer, Christabel Migliorini.

Keith Payne VC, escorted by Corporal Willie Apiata VC and Governor General David Hurley, at the Last Post Ceremony at The Australian War Memorial, before a gala dinner to celebrate his 90th birthday. Photo by Glenn Fenwick.

Australian News Veterans

Keith Payne VC celebrates 90th birthday

01/09/202303/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6590 Views 4 Comments Keith Payne VC

Australia’s living legend Keith Payne VC turned 90 years young on Wednesday this week – and a VIP gathering at

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF rehearses for Brisbane’s Riverfire

01/09/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2369 Views 0 Comments

Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust returns to mark the opening weekend of Brisbane Festival 2023. And, as always, CONTACT is

A RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from 1 Squadron taxiing after a sortie during Exercise Thai Boomerang 23 at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF’s successful fighter-jet exercise in Thailand

01/09/202305/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2487 Views 0 Comments Exercise Thai Boomerang, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, Royal Thai Air Force, Thailand

RAAF personnel and aircraft have left Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, having completed a successful fighter jet exercise

The Royal Australian Air Force aerobatic team, the Roulettes, fly past crowds at the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast. Story by Flight Lieutenant Gerard Reed. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Aerobatics wow crowds at Pacific Airshow

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2150 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, PC-21, RAAF Amberley, Roulettes

From the extreme roar of jet engines to the gentle purr of pistons, military and civilian aircraft criss-crossed the sky

From front, HMAS Rankin, INS Vagir and HMAS Perth conduct manoeuvre exercises at the Western Australian Exercise Area during the Indian Submarine INS Vagir’s visit to Fleet Base West in Perth. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

News Royal Australian Navy

Indian sub makes Australian debut

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1843 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, HMAS Perth, HMAS Rankin, HMAS Stirling, Indian Navy

The crew of Indian Navy submarine INS Vagir were warmly welcomed to Fleet Base West during the first deployment of

RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron conducts air-to-air refuelling with F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

First contacts in Indonesian skies

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2079 Views 0 Comments F-16, Indonesian Air Force, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, TNI-AU

For the first time, RAAF has conducted air-to-air refuelling with Indonesia. CAPTION: RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron conducts

From left, RAAF engineer and interpreter Flight Lieutenant Burentogtokh Altantsetseg, Mongolian Armed Forces Lieutenant Tsendendamba, RAAF engineer Warrant Officer Andrew Warmington and US Pacific Air Force Staff Sergeant Reginald Madison discuss renovation planning at the Tsenser community hospital in Arkhangai State, Central Mongolia. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake.

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF engineers build strong links in Mongolia

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1396 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pacific Angel, Mongolia, No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron, US Air Force

Seven aviators from the Royal Australian Air Force deployed on a civil-engineering program in central Mongolia as part of Exercise

Members from Australian Army Band – Brisbane perform at the Balonne Shire Council Mayoral Ball at St George, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

Australian Army News

Army band strikes up for community events

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1363 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band

Australian Army Band – Brisbane provided a soundtrack to rock Balonne Shire, south-west Queensland, at a mayoral ball on August

Elders, students and community members from the South East Queensland Indigenous community board a 36 Squadron C-17 Globemaster III for a NAIDOC familiarisation flight from RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

News Royal Australian Air Force

First time flying

01/09/202303/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1825 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Indigenous, NAIDOC Week, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

As the rear ramp lowered mid-flight on a 36 Squadron C-17 Globemaster III, Arielle Wilson, an Indigenous student from Bremer

Pilots and crew members from RAAF flank members from the US 8th Theatre Sustainment Command on completing the RAAF’s first flight as a chartered member of the Movement Control Centre – Europe during Talisman Sabre. Photo by Major Theresa Christie, US Army.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Australia joins Europe’s Movement Coordination Centre

01/09/202302/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1598 Views 0 Comments Joint Logistics Command, NATO

The Australian Defence Force has reached a historic agreement that will make it easier to transport its people and equipment

RAAF loadmasters Flight Sergeant Andrew Coates (left) and Sergeant Daniel Saunders, along with local news reporters, enjoys the views of the Port Vila coastline from the ramp of the C-27J Spartan aircraft during a maritime surveillance flight out of Port Vila, Vanuatu. Story buy Lieutenant Nic Hawkins. Photos by Sergeant David Cotton.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Maintaining fisheries patrols in Vanuatu

30/08/202331/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2406 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Solania, Vanuatu

RAAF’s 35 Squadron is frequently deployed for extended periods across the Indo-Pacific due to the endurance of its C-27J Spartan

A Royal Australian Air Force KA350 King Air conducts maritime surveillance over Tuvalu during Operation Solania 23-3. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

Hunting for fish pirates

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1740 Views 0 Comments KA350 King Air, Operation Solania, Tuvalu

Funafuti Tower on the tiny Polynesian Island of Tuvalu clears the runway for a RAAF KA350 King Air to depart.

Australian and Laos VIP representatives cut the ribbons to officially open the joint Australia-Laos Molecular Malaria Laboratory in Ventiane, Laos during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Partnerships deepen in Laos

29/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1975 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Laos

Deepening diplomatic and defence partnerships was the focus of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) 2023 visit to Laos last week. CAPTION: Australian

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ADF News Science & Technology

Lockheed Martin wins $multi-billion$ Project AIR6500

29/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2612 Views 0 Comments AIR6500, Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Australia has been selected as the ‘strategic partner’ to deliver the Joint Air Battle Management System for the

The names of those killed in the MV-22 Osprey crash in the Tiwi Islands are: Cpl. Spencer R. Collart, 21, of Arlington, Virginia, MV-22B Osprey crew chief. Capt. Eleanor V. LeBeau, 29, of Belleville, Illinois, MV-22B Osprey pilot. Maj. Tobin J. Lewis, 37, of Jefferson, Colorado, Executive Officer of VMM-363.

MRF-D News

Three Marines killed in NT Osprey crash

27/08/202329/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2564 Views 0 Comments MV-22 Osprey crash

Marine Rotational Force – Darwin has confirmed that a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crash on Melville Island, north of

Royal Australian Navy Imam Mogamat Majidih Essa conducts a prayer on a visit to the KRI Nanggala Memorial in Surabaya Indonesia during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Sergeant Craig Barrett.

Asia Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy

‘A surreal moment’: remembering Nanggala

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1972 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, HMAS Ballarat, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian Navy, KRI Nanggala

Visiting the KRI Nanggala memorial to remember 53 lives lost at sea was particularly poignant for Petty Officer Amy Morris

RAAF's Super Hornets will benefit from an upgrade of engine test cells at RAAF Bases Amberley and Williamtown. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

News Royal Australian Air Force Sovereign industry

New lease of life for aircraft engine testing

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2124 Views 1 Comment EA-18G Growler, F/A-18F Super Hornet, RAAF Amberley, TAE Aerospace

TAE Aerospace will upgrade the test system for the F414 engines that power the RAAF’s Super Hornet and Growler aircraft.

From left, Army soldiers Lance Corporal Timothy Maloney and Private Liam McIvor, from the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, prepare to enter a building during joint training activities at Gallipoli Barracks, Queensland. Story and photo by Private Connor Morrison.

Australian Army News

Infantry and engineers learn from each other

25/08/202328/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1508 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, 9th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, EOD, Gallipoli Barracks, Urban Operations Training Facility

Soldiers of the 9th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment (9RQR), and the 6th Engineer Support Regiment (6ESR) conducted a joint unit

A Royal Australian Navy aviation support sailor marshals a United States Army MH-47G Chinook after it landed on HMAS Adelaide during Exercise Balance Action. Story by Captain Sarah Kelly. Photo by Able Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

A hosting first for HMAS Adelaide

25/08/202326/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2422 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, US Army

A US Army special operations Chinook, from the ‘Night Stalkers’ regiment, conducted deck landings on HMAS Adelaide during Exercise Balance