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Europe

The Brothers in Arms memorial to Privates James and John Hunter near Ypres, Belgium. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Europe History Lest We Forget 

Soldiers retrace diggers’ footsteps

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2447 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Battle of Polygon Wood, Belgium, WWI, Ypres

On the night he died in 1977, Jim Hunter called for his older brother Jack. CAPTION: The Brothers in Arms memorial

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Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award ambassador Corporal Justin Wells picks a poppy beside the Le Hamel Australian Corps Memorial, France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Europe Lest We Forget 

On the spot of an heroic stand

29/08/202329/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2342 Views 0 Comments France, Victoria Cross, Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

Walking in the footsteps of a Victoria Cross (VC) recipient from World War I gave a Jonathan Church Good Soldiering

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Australian Government-donated Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, in April 2022. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.
Australian Army Europe News 

30 more Bushmasters for Ukraine

12/07/202316/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2221 Views 3 Comments Ukraine

Australia will provide another 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine, expanding on our previous commitment of 90 Bushmasters. FILE

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Australian Army Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles will be connected by the Army's new C$ EDGE systems. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.
Australian Europe News Sovereign industry 

Boxers built in Brisbane for export to Germany

11/07/202311/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2901 Views 7 Comments Boxer, Rheinmetall

The Albanese Government has agreed to a major defence export deal with Germany, signing an in-principle agreement for Australia to

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A No. 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail aircraft soars through the clouds on a training sortie. Photo by Corporal Shannon McCarthy.
Europe News Royal Australian Air Force 

Is Australia getting too close to Ukraine action with Wedgetail deployment?

11/07/202316/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4608 Views 29 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Ukraine

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail and about 100 aviators will be

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Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hepworth (left) and Colonel Robin Smith (second from right) meet with French Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthias Leroy, supported by the Australian Army Liaison Officer to the French Army, Lieutenant Colonel Dean Kachab (right). Story by Emma Kennedy. Photo by Eloïse Marreau.
Australian Army Europe News Overseas 

Aussies visit French robot testers

29/06/202303/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2884 Views 0 Comments France, Robotics

Australian Army personnel strengthened ties with the French Army during a visit to the Robotic Experimentation Platoon at the Centre

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M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers. Photo by Corporal Steve Duncan.
Australian Army Europe News 

“Banana Republic” pledges another $110million aid package to Ukraine

27/06/202327/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4577 Views 20 Comments Ukraine

Australia has pledged a new $110 million assistance package to Ukraine – including 70 military vehicles, 105mm artillery ammunition and

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Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite lights a legacy torch during the launch of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay at Pozieres British Cemetery, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.
ADF Europe News Veterans 

Legacy torch sets off on six-month journey

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2026 Views 0 Comments Legacy

Legacy Centenary Torch Relay has begun in Pozières, France marking the start of a journey to celebrate 100 years since

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Royal Australian Air Force aircraft conduct a flypast of the French Marine Nationale Frigate La Fayette. The flypast consisted of a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon and two No. 75 Squadron F-35A Lightnings during a maritime strike and anti-submarine warfare training mission. French navy photo by Vincent Idrac-Virebent from the amphibious helicopter dock Dixmude.
Europe News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF aviators meet Jeanne d’Arc on round-the-world voyage

26/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1994 Views 0 Comments

An around-the-world journey by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) has allowed closer working ties to be forged with Royal Australian

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An Australian Army gunner from the 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery and a French Army soldier scale the six-foot wall during a military skills competition as part of Mission Jeanne d'Arc held at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army Europe News Videos 

French soldiers enjoy tough visit to Townsville

21/04/202324/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3294 Views 0 Comments

The French ship Dixmude made its first visit to the Port of Townsville as part of Mission Jeanne d’Arc, an

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An Auto’Mate drone flies in formation with an MRTT during initial capability testing of autonomous guidance and control algorithms. Airbus photo.
Europe News Science & Technology 

Airbus takes first steps towards ‘swarming drones’ concept

12/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4555 Views 0 Comments Airbus, Auto’Mate, drones, MRTT

Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a

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An Australian Army M2 12.7 HB CQB heavy machine gun mounted on a Mk2 Remote Weapon System on an Australian Army ASLAV. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.
Australian Europe News 

Aussie company sells $120million remote weapon stations to Ukraine

12/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4095 Views 1 Comment Ukraine

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has announced it has secured a conditional contract to supply Remote Weapon Systems (RWS) to Ukraine

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A Russian Air Force Su-27 attempts to dump fuel on a USAF MQ-9 Reaper drone, ultimately causing the drone to crash into the Black Sea.
Europe News Overseas Videos 

Footage of MQ-9 Reaper takedown near Crimea

17/03/202326/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6817 Views 5 Comments Ukraine

Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an intercept of a US Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft off

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Australian soldiers undertake tactical combat-casualty-care training in preparation to deploy to the United Kingdom to provide training support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.
ADF Australian Army Europe News 

Aussie troops off on Ukrainian training mission

18/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3644 Views 2 Comments Operation Kudu, Ukraine

Australian soldiers will depart Darwin this week to join partner nations in the United Kingdom, providing critical training to Ukrainian

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The latest four Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft to roll off the Lockheed Martin production line in Texas, have headed straight to Alaska to participate in Exercise Red Flag Alaska 21-3 at JPARC.
Europe News 

Germany joins F-35 club

18/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2733 Views 1 Comment

Germany has announced it will buy 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft. FILE PHOTO (2021): Four Royal Australian Air

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NZDF personnel in the UK training Ukrainian soldiers in support of Ukraine’s self-defence. NZDF photo.
Europe New Zealand News 

New Zealand expanding Ukraine military assistance package

15/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3179 Views 1 Comment Ukraine

New Zealand Defence Force deployments to the United Kingdom and Europe in support of Ukraine’s self-defence will continue into 2023.

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Australian Government-donated Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, in April 2022. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.
ADF Australian Army Europe News 

Aussie troops to train Ukraine forces

28/10/202206/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3640 Views 2 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, Operation Interflex, Ukraine

From January next year, Australia will join an international military operation to provide critical training for Ukrainian troops in response

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Australian Defence Force and German Navy members walk along the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Europe News Royal Australian Navy 

Germans soak up Aussie experience

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1789 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

The food’s fantastic, fitness is prioritised and the Aussies are friendly. That’s the first impression of three German Navy members

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Two Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine wait to be loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
Australian Army Europe News UK 

More Bushmasters, infantry trainers to support Ukraine

27/10/202227/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1963 Views 0 Comments Ukraine

In a doorstop interview with journalists at Parliament House, Canberra, this morning, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard

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A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft the ground at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy in support of Operation Sea Guardian 2022. Photo by Corporal John Solomon.
Europe News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF Mediterranean patrol ends after 11 days

21/10/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3016 Views 0 Comments NATO

NATO says it has forged a new partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force through its maritime security operation in

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