Australia will participate in Exercise Malabar 2020
Australia will participate in Exercise Malabar 2020 with India, the United States and Japan in November 2020, by invitation from India.
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Minister leaving on Indo-Pacific defence-talks tour
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced this evening that she will travel to Japan, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines to advance
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Aussie F-35 pilots continue training in USA
The Royal Australian Air Force still maintains a joint pilot-training and maintenance presence at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Regional Presence Deployment 2020 Task Group all home
Navy’s largest deployment this year –the Regional Presence Deployment 2020 Task Group have all returned home after three months away.
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RNZ Air Force repatriates Timorese students
A group of Timorese students stranded in New Zealand by Covid-19 have been repatriated to Timor-Leste by the Royal New Zealad Air Force.
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Australia to help build Vanuatu emergency radio network
The governments of the Vanuatu and Australia are partnering to repair and upgrade the national emergency radio network across Vanuatu.
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GaardTech preps export to British Army
A small veteran-owned defence-industry business in Queensland is preparing its first advanced-training systems export to the British Army.
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Mission success/US budget cuts put pressure on RAAF’s Triton buy
In January this year, the US Navy deployed Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton on its first live deployment, to Guam.
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NZDF begins electric fleet-vehicle trial
NZDF has taken a major step towards reducing its carbon bootprint by purchasing its first electric vehicle at Trentham Military Camp.
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Bond with Singapore reaffirmed at 25th Ex Singaroo
The Australian and Singapore navies have reunited at sea for the 25th iteration of the bienniel Exercise Singaroo.
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33 Squadron personnel and aircraft welcomed home from Middle East
No. 33 Squadron personnel returning from their Middle East deployment were given a special welcome home at RAAF Base Amberley on Friday.
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FPE-14 joins Kabul mission at ‘an interesting juncture in Afghan history’
The arrival of Australia’s FPE-14 in Kabul recently came at an interesting juncture in Afghanistan’s more recent war-torn history.
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Big guns still deployed in China’s back yard
Navy is conducting a regional deployment across Southeast Asia from July to October 2020 with HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart, Arunta and Sirius.
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Palau gifted 7th Guardian-class patrol boat
Australia handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat during a COVID-safe ceremony in Henderson, WA, to the Republic of Palau.
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Singapore AF arriving in Darwin ahead of NT exercises
Republic of Singapore Air Force fighters will soonn arrive in Darwin ahead of air combat exercises in the Northern Territory next month.
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Wedgetail and MRTT end Middle East mission
RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and KC-30A MRTT aircraft will return to Australia following their final mission of a successful year-long deployment.
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Sirius critical to success of international exercises
HMAS Sirius proved invaluable to the Australian ships in the task group and to multiple partner nations during her current deployment.
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ADF deploying to Middle East farewelled
More than 85 ADF personnel were farewelled at RAAF Base Amberley today ahead of their upcoming deployment to the Middle East Region.
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RIMPAC 2020 kicks off
Four Royal Australian Navy warships have joined 18 ships and a total of 5300 personnel from 10 nations for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in Hawaii.
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ADF aid to Beirut after blast
ADF delivered emergency stores to Beirut after a devastating explosion caused thousands of causalities and significant structural damage across the city.
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