Kiwi NH90s working hard around the bush capital
RNZAF NH-90 helicopters and their crews are providing sterling service in Australia, lifting their fair share of the load in the bushfires battle.
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Task Group Dingo ready to roll
More than 150 Australian Defence Force and Papua New Guinean Defence Force engineers in Task Group Dingo are now in East Gippsland for Op Bushfire Assist.
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Change of command in the Middle East
Major General Susan Coyle has assumed command of Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East, taking over from Rear
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RAAF fetches fresh fire retardant from the USA
Australia’s aerial firefighting retardant supplies have been boosted after the Royal Australian Air Force began ferrying new supplies from the USA.
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7000 military now supporting the firefight
Nearly 7000 military personnel are now supporting the front lines of bushfire fighting efforts, especially in the south-eastern states and the capital.
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Raytheon advancing machine-learning
Raytheon is developing a machine-learning technology under a $6 million contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for
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Kiwis happy to share the loads
Similar equipment and procedures made integrating into Australian air-load teams easy for a Royal New Zealand Air Force team to support Bushfire Assist.
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Japan sending two Hercs for Bushfire Assist
Japan Self Defence Force is sending two C-130 Hercules and associated personnel to assist in Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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NZDF witness devastation and survival on Kangaroo Island
NZDF personnel working on Kangaroo Island have seen first-hand the devastating impact Australia’s bushfires have had on communities and wildlife.
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Help and hardware from across the ditch
Deploying NH90 helicopters overseas is well-rehearsed by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, as bushfire relief operations in Australia have demonstrated.
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Kiwi cadets in for a big challenge
More than 1000 teenagers from the NZCF are packing their kitbags for four intense days of activities on Exercise Cadet 2020.
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PNG engineers arrive in Victoria
Around 80 military engineers plus a command and liaison element from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force arrived in Australia today.
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Toowoomba heads for Middle East patrols
Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba today departed her homeport of Fleet Base West for a six-month deployment to the Middle East.
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Fiji sending engineer platoon to help in bushfire cleanup
The Australian Defence Force has accepted a Republic of Fiji offer to provide a platoon of engineers to help out on Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20.
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Singaporean Chooks join the fight from East Sale
Two Singapore Armed Forces CH-47 Chinooks have deployed to RAAF Base East Sale to support bushfire operations in Victoria.
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British Navy pilot sees Australian bushfire action
A Royal Navy helicopter pilot on exchange has helped save countless lives from the apocalyptic bushfires devastating Australia.
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Iran fires ‘more than a dozen missiles’ at coalition forces in Iraq
The Pentagonsays that at 1.30am local on 7 January, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq.
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Northrop Grumman tests sonar on unmanned mine hunter
Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24 mine-hunting sonar recently completed initial in-water testing of a next-generation deploy-and-retrieval (D&R) payload from a mine countermeasures
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First RNZAF chopper on its way
The first of three Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters and its crew departed for Nowra, New South Wales,
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New Zealand sending helicopters, engineers to bushfires
Today, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that the New Zealand Defence Force force would assist Australia’s response to the
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