Aussie VC going to Ireland
The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia and the Australian Army History Unit has loaned Sergeant Martin O’Meara’s Victoria Cross
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Europe
Aus MinDef address to an (undefined) English audience
FOR THE RECORD: REPRODUCED IN TOTAL – NO EDITING OR ANALYSIS (hell, I didn’t even read it – better things
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Airbus demos ‘Network for the Sky’ on MRTT
Airbus has successfully completed a flight demonstration of a connected airborne battlespace scenario, centred on a MRTT aircraft. The test
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Australia’s first Boxer in the mail
Australian Ambassador to Germany Lynette Wood, senior Australian military representatives and senior Rheinmetall representatives attended an official inspection ceremony yesterday
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Another seven Australian soldiers identified from the Battle of Fromelles
Seven Australian soldiers who fought and died in the World War One attack at Fromelles in France between 19 and 21 July 1916 have been formally identified by the Fromelles Identification Board.
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E-7A Wedgetail buy by UK reflects on Australia
The United Kingdom today announced that it has signed a contract with Boeing to acquire five E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early
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Statement re Dawn Service at Anzac Cove
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is continuing to make plans to conduct the traditional commemorative services at Anzac Cove on
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DVA confirms timings for Anzac day service at Villers-Bretonneux
Following publication of “Timings for Anzac Day service at Villers-Bretonneux changed at short notice“, CONTACT asked the Department of Veterans’
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Serco to deliver ADF health-services
Serco Group plc (‘Serco’ or ‘the Group’), the international service company, through its Australian subsidiary and as sub‑contractor to Bupa
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HMS Montrose visits NZ during 4-year deployment
From Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, UK, to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland – the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomed
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30 ADF compete in European ski champs
More than 30 Australian Defence Force athletes are currently in Europe competing at the United Kingdom Armed Forces Inter-Services Snowsports
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Two more WWI soldiers identified and interred
The remains of two World War One Australian soldiers previously recorded as missing, then killed in action in 1917, have
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Royal artillery regiments to fire 100-gun salutes before Armistice Centenary
Gunners from 16th Field Regiment of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery will play a key role in commemorating
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New Menin Gate lions unveiled in Ieper
New Menin Gate lions are now a permanent fixture on the plinths in front of the Menin Gate Memorial, as
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Study to develop next-gen upgrades for Tiger
Europe has commenced a ‘de-risking study’ to develop and deliver next generation battlefield capabilities for the Tiger helicopter fleet. FILE
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New Zealand exhuming sailors in UK for Te Auraki
The New Zealand Defence Force has begun repatriating two Royal New Zealand Navy sailors buried in England in the third tranche
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Sweden becomes 16th nation to buy Patriot missile defence
The government of Sweden has signed an agreement to purchase Patriot air and missile defense system from the US. The
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Partial remains of WWI soldier reunited with his body
The partial remains of a World War I soldier who died of his wounds after the Battle of Polygon Wood in
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Nine recently identified Fromelles KIAs get new headstones
Nine Australian World War I soldiers identified by the 2018 Fromelles Project Identification Board [announcement made in April] have had their new,
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First ‘whale-face’ BelugaXL takes flight
The first of five BelugaXL aircraft took off and landed at Toulouse-Blagnac, France, yesterday afternoon after successfully completing its maiden
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