Sirius critical to success of international exercises
HMAS Sirius proved invaluable to the Australian ships in the task group and to multiple partner nations during her current deployment.
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Overseas
Military news from around the world
ADF deploying to Middle East farewelled
More than 85 ADF personnel were farewelled at RAAF Base Amberley today ahead of their upcoming deployment to the Middle East Region.
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RIMPAC 2020 kicks off
Four Royal Australian Navy warships have joined 18 ships and a total of 5300 personnel from 10 nations for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in Hawaii.
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ADF aid to Beirut after blast
ADF delivered emergency stores to Beirut after a devastating explosion caused thousands of causalities and significant structural damage across the city.
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NZ aviation museum gets historic ‘barn find’
An NZ aviation museum has become the beneficiary of a rare and valuable ‘barn find’ after the family of a recluse collector offered them guardianship.
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RNZAF flies Vanuatu citizens/RIP High Commissioner home
The New Zealand Defence Force assisted with a further repatriation flight yesterday of Vanuatu nationals stranded in New Zealand.
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Aussies arrive in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2020
Four Australian vessels and almost 700 personnel have arrived off Hawaii ahead of two weeks of training involving 10 nations during Exercise RIMPAC 2020.
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HMAS Canberra remembers namesake in Solomon Islands
In a solemn sunrise ceremony in the seas of the Solomon Islands HMAS Canberra marked the resting place of its namesake lost in a World War II naval battle.
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Half British public don’t know what Battle of Britain was
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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Multilateral naval exercises in the Pacific
Australian ships conducted multilateral exercises with warships from Singapore, Brunei and the US while sailing to Hawaii for Ex Rim of the Pacific 2020.
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Insane video footage out of Lebanon explosion
No words necessary… Some reports quote the Lebanese Prime Minister saying the explosion was caused by an estimated 2750
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French rendezvous for RAN ships
HMA Ships Choules and Huon and French FS d’Entrecasteaux conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) and flight training serials in the Pacific Ocean recently.
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2RAR take supplies to stranded men on desert island
Soldiers from 2RAR aboard HMAS Canberra delivered food and supplies to three mariners stranded on small Micronesian while they await rescue.
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Choules and Huon training not for the faint-hearted
HMA Ships Choules and Huon and an embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopter conducted navigational and flight-training exercises during a six-day passage to Vanuatu
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Aussie small boats join Vanuatu’s Independence celebrations
Royal Australian Navy small boats joined a colourful Seafarer’s Parade as part of Vanuatu’s 40th Anniversary of Independence celebrations on 30 July.
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HMAS Canberra finds fishermen lost at sea
HMAS Canberra and its embarked aviation assets assisted in locating three fishermen who had been missing for nearly three days in Micronesia last week.
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NZSAS cleared in New Zealand ‘war-crimes inquiry’
New Zealand’s Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short backed the NZSAS following the release of a report from the Inquiry into Operation Burnham.
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Virtual Tankfest a huge success
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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RNZN’s new dive ship heading for RIMPAC
New Zealand will exercise key naval capabilities and enhancing interoperability during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 off Hawaii in August.
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NZDF trialling electrics bikes
The New Zealand Defence Force is exploring greener transport as it trials electric utility bikes supplied by a local company.
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