Wedgetail impresses at Cope North
With up to 60 fast jets in the air around Guam, a No. 2 Sqn E-7A Wedgetail follows the fight, providing battlespace surveillance during Exercise Cope North.
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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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Force Protection Element 12 farewelled from Afghanistan
FPE-12 has ended a 6-month deployment to Camp Qargha, Kabul, where they provided force protection to coalition advisors on a train, advise, assist mission.
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Emotional farewell for Fijians from Orbost
Orbost held an emotional farewell event for Fijian military deployed in support of Operation Bushfire Assist as the contingent prepared to go home.
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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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Northrop Grumman developing Space Force protected SATCOMs
Northrop Grumman has been selected by the US Space Force to develop a Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) rapid prototype payload for on-orbit demonstration.
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Australia’s Rwanda Peacekeepers remembered
The service and sacrifice of Australia’s Rwanda peacekeeping veterans was remembered this morning at a service at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial.
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Indonesian zig-zag Bushfire Assist
Devastated by two fires in the past seven years, Australia’s iconic Zig Zag Railway near Lithgow, NSW, is benefiting from support of Indonesian military friends.
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International team builds bridges communities get over
Two bridges constructed by the Australian, Fijian and PNG militaries will improve access to a popular tourist attraction in the wake of the bushfires.
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Japan’s Hercules farewelled
Hercules crews from Japan carried more than 600 passengers and 25,000kg of cargo and equipment during their stay in Australia
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Rule change forces NZDF tender for range clearances in Afghanistan
NZDF has been forced by rule changes to carry out new clearances of firing ranges used by its PRT in the Bamyan province Afghanistan earlier this century.
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Kiwi choppers now home from Bushfire Assist
Three RNZAF NH-90 helicopters that were in Australia for Op Bushfire Assist have been transported home a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177 Globemaster.
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HMAS Toowoomba begins operations in Middle East
HMAS Toowoomba and her ship’s company of around 190 personnel arrived in Bahrain to commence operations in the Middle East
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Farewell parade for deploying troops
Friends and family of more than 200 ADF personnel about to deploy to the Middle East said their goodbyes today during a parade at Robertson Barracks.
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Dingos thrive in multi-agency setting
Staff from many different agencies at the Swift’s Creek Incident Control Centre include several Australian Army and Papua New Guinean Defence Force officers
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Task Group Dingo happy to help any way they can
Task Group Dingo has worked hard to assist civil authorities transition from firefighting to recovery efforts in Victoria’s alpine region.
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Excalibur upgrade hits moving targets
Raytheon’s new Excalibur S precision-guided artillery munition scored direct hits on moving targets during recent US Navy tests.
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Kiwi NH90s and crews flying home – thanks Canada
Three RNZAF NH90 helicopters that have been in Australia as part of the ADF-led Operation Bushfire Assist are now heading home, thanks to the RCAF.
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HMAS Parramatta departs on SE Asia tour
Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta today departed Fleet Base East in Sydney for a four-month deployment to South East Asia.
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Bookworm keeps lines of communication open
Self-proclaimed bookworm Sig Jacob Gatehouse has gone from reading military history to creating a chapter of his own while deployed to Iraq.
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