UK Apaches launch Arctic Hellfire
British Army’s Apache attack helicopters have fired Hellfire missiles inside the Arctic Circle for the first time to prepare for extreme-cold exercising.
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Aus/UK open splinter F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory
Australia and the UK have officially opened an Australian and United Kingdom F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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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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Finland wins Australian RHIB contract
Australia has signed a contract with Finland company Boomeranger Boats to supply the sea boats for the Royal Australian Navy’s new
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New Zealand Army Band takes top prize at Edinburgh Tattoo
The New Zealand Army Band concluded a memorable appearance at the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo by being presented with
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Aussie tugmasters graduate in the UK
Three Serco trainees from Australia have successfully completed tugmaster training at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth with the help of Serco
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MinDef hosts NATO chief on HMAS Hobart
Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – NATO – Jens Stoltenberg visited Garden Island Defence Precinct yesterday, hosted
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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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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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