Sunday, January 11, 2026
Latest:
  • Hanging my new door
  • Kenney Strikes Back in north and south parks
  • New software to manage Defence radio frequencies
  • Olympian joins RAAF
  • Change of command at Air Mobility Group

CONTACT magazine

Australia's best free military news site

  • NEWS
  • Poetry
  • Podcasts
  • Fitness
  • Videos
  • Archives
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Write to us
CONTACT magazine

Europe

A British Army engineer works on fixings at the NHS Nightingale hospital in London's Docklands. UK MoD photo.
Europe News Overseas 

British Army building 4000-bed Nightingale hospital in London

29/03/202029/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3194 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

British Army engineers are working with NHS staff to turn a conference centre in London into a 4000-bed hospital to treat Coronavirus patients.

Read more
A cadets from the Irish Army's 96th Cadet Class in training with the National Health Service to conduct 'contact tracing' as Ireland combats the corona virus. Óglaigh na hÉireann photo.
Europe News Overseas 

Irish Defence Forces suspend all non-essential activities

14/03/202014/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4375 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

Irish Defence Forces have cancelled all non-essential activities in preparing to assist the civil authority in the fight against COVID-19.

Read more
An Apache helicopter from 656 Squadron, 4 Regiment Army Air Corps, on exercise within the Arctic Circle. British Army photo.
Europe News Overseas Videos 

UK Apaches launch Arctic Hellfire

29/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4862 Views 0 Comments

British Army’s Apache attack helicopters have fired Hellfire missiles inside the Arctic Circle for the first time to prepare for extreme-cold exercising.

Read more
One of the first two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighters flies overhead RAAF Base Williamtown on delivery day. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
Australian Europe News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

Aus/UK open splinter F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory

25/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4401 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Australia and the UK have officially opened an Australian and United Kingdom F-35 Reprogramming Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

Read more
Royal Navy Pilot Lieutenant Commander Nick Grimmer in an 808 Squadron MRH90 Taipan helicopter over the Grose Valley bushfire in the Blue Mountains National Park. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Kennedy.
Europe News Operations Royal Australian Navy 

British Navy pilot sees Australian bushfire action

10/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4149 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

A Royal Navy helicopter pilot on exchange has helped save countless lives from the apocalyptic bushfires devastating Australia.

Read more
An artists impression of a Boomeranger 10.5m special-operations RHIB, as ordered by the Royal Australian Navy for its new off-shore patrol vessels. Boomeranger image.
Australian Europe News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Finland wins Australian RHIB contract

14/10/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6284 Views 0 Comments

Australia has signed a contract with Finland company Boomeranger Boats to supply the sea boats for the Royal Australian Navy’s new

Read more
Major Graham Hickman of the New Zealand Army Band, right, receives the Pooley Sword at the final show of the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Photo courtesy The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Europe New Zealand News Overseas 

New Zealand Army Band takes top prize at Edinburgh Tattoo

28/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3503 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Army Band concluded a memorable appearance at the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo by being presented with

Read more
Australian tugmaster trainee Alicia Pollock at the helm of a Portsmouth, UK, tug, with HMS Queen Elizabeth inward bound. Photo by Rob Hinton @TugmasterRob
Australian Europe News Overseas 

Aussie tugmasters graduate in the UK

09/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2401 Views 0 Comments