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A Boxer-based bridge layer by KMW in collaboration with British military bridge builder WFEL. Image supplied.
Europe News 

Boxer-based bridge layer unveiled

10/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3314 Views 0 Comments

Bridge builder WFEL – who supply the Australian Army – will showcase a Boxer-based bridge layer at DSEI London in next week.

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British MP and Afghanistan war veteran Tom Tugendhat address the House – 'what defeat looks like'.
Europe Videos 

What defeat looks like – MP’s speech in Westminster

20/08/202120/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1625 Views 1 Comment Evacuation of Kabul

Member of the British House of Commons and Afghanistan war veteran Tom Tugendhat gave a speech to the House on

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Personnel from the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a beach assault on Forrest Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.
Australian Army Europe News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

Troops come ashore on quiet beach in final push

01/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1760 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

If you were fishing near Forrest Beach, Queensland, over the past month, you might have seen landing craft from HMA Ships

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A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb on Townshend Island, during TS2. Story by Captain Dan Mazurek. Photo by Leading Aircraftwomman Jacqueline Forrester.
Australian Army Europe News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

Allies work together to deliver barrage

23/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2125 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

“Okay, if you’re a JTAC please raise your hand.” CAPTION: A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway

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Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Photo supplied.
Australian Europe News 

UK-based Cook Defence Systems to supply Lynx tracks

27/05/202127/05/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4168 Views 0 Comments

Cook Defence Systems was selected to provide tracks for Rheinmetall’s Lynx KF41 for the Australian Army in its bid for LAND 400 Phase 3.

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HMA Ships Anzac and Sirius sail in-company with French Navy ships FS Tonnerre and FS Surcouf of the Jeanne d'Arc Task Group during a transit of the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Sam Greenland.
Europe Royal Australian Navy 

French rendezvous for Anzac and Sirius

04/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1177 Views 0 Comments

Naval Task Groups from Australia and France have conducted a bilateral transit in the South China Sea, carrying out a

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Private Dylan McGregor for ADFRL runs the ball at the Turkish defence during the 2021 ANZAC Day Rugby League clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
ADF Europe News 

ADF play Turks in ANZAC Day NRL curtain-raiser

27/04/202106/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1997 Views 0 Comments

Australians did battle against the Turks again on ANZAC Day 2021 –  this time on a rugby league field at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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The last resting place of New Zealand infantry Captain Ernest Charles Parry – Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium.
Europe New Zealand News 

Last resting place of NZ infantry captain identified after 103 years

07/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1872 Views 0 Comments

A 103-year-old mystery of an unknown New Zealand Army captain buried in a cemetery in Belgium has been solved.

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Captain Sir Tom Moore – 1920-2021 – RIP
Europe News Overseas Veterans 

Captain Sir Tom Moore – 1920-2021 – RIP

03/02/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2884 Views 0 Comments

Britain’s beacon on hope in a very dark year, Captain Sir Tom Moore had died at the age of 100, secumbing to COVID-19.

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Major General Cheryl Pearce signs a Transfer of Authority certificate appointing Colonel Neil Wright as acting Officer in Charge of the military components in Cyprus until the new force commander arrives. Photographer unknown.
Australian Australian Army Europe News Overseas 

Aussie commander in Cyprus completes two-year mission

06/01/202106/01/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3053 Views 0 Comments

After two years as Commander United Nations Force in Cyprus, Major General Cheryl Pearce completed her tenure this month.

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Subsea Craft VICTA rigged for airdrop.
Europe News Overseas Science & Technology 

Subsea craft could get wings too

27/11/202027/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2437 Views 0 Comments

SubSea Craft has partnered with IrvinGQ to develop a parachute-deployment option for its surface-submersible craft, VICTA.

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An artist's impression of the VICTA surface-submersible watercraft in action. Supplied.
Europe News Overseas Science & Technology 

Intriguing new spec-ops insertion vessel launching soon

27/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3421 Views 0 Comments

A new surface-submersible watercraft combining fast-surface speed with submersible stealth will launch in the UK later this year.

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A GaardTech target set up at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
Australian Europe News Science & Technology 

GaardTech preps export to British Army

02/10/202002/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3575 Views 1 Comment

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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Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfires. Photo by LPhot Ben Corbett. UK MoD photo. Crown copyright.
Europe News Overseas Veterans 

Half British public don’t know what Battle of Britain was

08/08/202008/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2154 Views 0 Comments

A survey by the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund found that almost half (44%) of the British public surveyed don’t know what the Battle of Britain was.

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Tankfest2020 hosted by World of Tanks
Europe News Overseas Veterans Videos 

Virtual Tankfest a huge success

30/07/202030/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2805 Views 0 Comments

Virtual Tankfest hosted by World of Tanks for the Bovington Tank Museum wowed huge audiences in June – and raised €62k to support the museum.

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Queen Elizabeth confers the Honour of Knighthood on Captain Tom Moore at an investiture at Windsor Castle – and Sir Tom with proud family members after the ceremony. Photos courtesy The Royal Family.
Europe News Overseas Veterans 

Captain Tom formally invested by the Queen

19/07/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3072 Views 0 Comments

Captain Sir Thomas Moore’s knighthood is now formal after a ceremonial sword-on-shoulder investiture by Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on 17 July.

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Soon-to-be Captain Sir Thomas Moore celebrating on his 100th birthday. Photo by Corporal Robert Weideman, copyright UK MoD 2020.
Europe News Overseas Veterans 

Captain Tom to be knighted

20/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3664 Views 0 Comments

Just six weeks after setting a goal to raise £1000 for the National Health Service, news that Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted for service to his country

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Mayor of Villers-Bretonneux Dr Patrick Simon (left) at a headstone rededication for an Australian soldier of WWI at Villers-Bretonneux Cemetery. Photo by Sergeant Janine Fabre.
Europe News Overseas Veterans 

RIP Mayor of Villers-Bretonneux, ANZAC friend

14/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2530 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Australia lost a true friend with the passing of Dr Patrick Simon AO in France, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said in a statement today.

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Four British Army Apache attack helicopters operated from Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk. Photo by Richie Willis, copyright British Ministry of Defence.
Europe News Overseas 

British Army establishes 1st Aviation Brigade

07/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4349 Views 0 Comments

In April 2020, the first ever aviation brigade in the British Army was formed, bringing with it a new structure, new doctrine and brand-new way of fighting.

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World of Warships naval review for VE Day 75th anniversary
Europe News Overseas Veterans 

VE Day 75th Anniversary (virtual) Naval Review

04/05/202012/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3409 Views 0 Comments

World of Warships is preparing to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe with the first-ever online live-streamed navy parade.

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