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A member of the New Zealand Defence Force at the militarised border between North and South Korea. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Rest of World 

NZDF postpones o/s troop rotations – deployed pers left in place

16/04/2020 Brian Hartigan 898 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

The New Zealand Defence Force has postponed routine rotations of personnel on international missions because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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Algorithms can interpret human actions to detect coughing ands sneezing. Heartrate and temperature can also be extracted from drone video footage.
Australian News Overseas Rest of World Science & Technology Videos 

UniSA working on ‘pandemic drone’ to detect coronavirus

26/03/202026/03/2020 Brian Hartigan 1138 Views 0 Comments COVID-19

A ‘pandemic drone’ to remotely monitor people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed by the UniSA in partnership with a Canadian company.

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Governor-General, General (Retd) David Hurley, addresses the congregation at the National Commemorative Service for the 25th anniversary of the UN Assistance Mission in Rwanda, at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial, Canberra. Photo by Lauren Larking.
ADF Australian News Operations Rest of World Veterans 

Australia’s Rwanda Peacekeepers remembered

22/02/202022/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 1153 Views 0 Comments Operation Tamar

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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Captain Levi, of the PNG Defence Force, and Lieutenant Scott Bowers in a meeting with members of Victoria Police at the Swift Creek Incident Control Centre during Operation Bushfire Assist. Photo by Private Madhur Chitnis.
Australian Australian Army News Operations Rest of World 

Dingos thrive in multi-agency setting

06/02/202014/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 716 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

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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A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177A sits on the RAAF Base Richmond flightline after delivering fire retardant from the USA to replenish Australian stocks. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Australian News Operations Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

Canadians lend a hand delivering fire retardant

03/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 640 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

Approximately 29 tonnes of fire retardant was delivered to RAAF Base Richmond from the USA on 1 February by a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177A Globemaster.

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A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster airdrops a Joint Precision Aerial Delivery System (JPADS) load near Casey Station in Antarctica for Operation Southern Discovery.
Australian News Overseas Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

New air-drop gear successful in Antarctica

31/01/202007/02/2020 Brian Hartigan 1463 Views 0 Comments

A RAAF 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster transport aircraft used new airdrop technologies to deliver payloads to Casey Station in Antarctica on 27 January 2020.

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Members of the Australian Contingent 1994-1995 in Rwanda. Photographer unknown.
ADF Australian News Operations Rest of World Veterans 

National Commemorative Service for Rwanda mission

19/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 2037 Views 2 Comments

The 25th anniversary of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR), Operation Tamar, will be marked with a National

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Flight Sergeant Geoff McLaughlin of Number 37 Squadron writes a message on an airdrop load destined for a Micronesian island during Operation Christmas Drop 2019. Photo by Corporal David Said.
Australian News Operations Pacific Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

Operation Christmas Drop all dropped out

17/12/2019 Brian Hartigan 579 Views 0 Comments

Operation Christmas Drop 19 has concluded in Guam, with a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and crew delivering 23

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Members of a Vietnam People's Army medical team board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster in Hanoi, Vietnam, for transport to the Vietnamese Field Hospital supporting the United Nation's mission in South Sudan. Photo by Sergeant Christopher Dickson.
Asia Australian News Operations Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF transports second Vietnamese medical mission to South Sudan

29/11/2019 Brian Hartigan 1708 Views 0 Comments

Australia continues to boost regional peacekeeping capabilities in South East Asia, in support of Vietnam’s second deployment to the United

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Two French Cougar helicopters depart for a night mission. Ministère de la Défense.
News Operations Overseas Rest of World 

13 French soldier killed in helicopter collision

28/11/2019 Brian Hartigan 1446 Views 0 Comments

On Monday 25 November shortly before 8pm Paris time, 13 French soldiers died in an accident between two military helicopters

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A Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle on patrol in Mali. Photo courtesy Milrem Robotics.
News Overseas Rest of World Science & Technology 

Estonian infantry deploy unmanned ground vehicle on ops

02/10/2019 Brian Hartigan 1423 Views 2 Comments

An Estonian infantry platoon currently serving in Mali has deployed for the first time the Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS unmanned ground

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HMAS Melbourne leads STS Young Endeavour and Chilean Navy tall ship, Buque Escuela Esmeralda into Sydney Harbour. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Australian News Rest of World Royal Australian Navy 

Chilean tallship visits Sydney

01/08/2019 Brian Hartigan 1222 Views 0 Comments

Four historic Australian ships and two contemporary Royal Australian Navy ships welcomed the Chilean Navy’s tallship Buque Escuela Esmeralda to Sydney today. CAPTION:

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Members of the Australian Contingent 1994-1995 in Rwanda. Photographer unknown.
ADF Australian News Operations Rest of World Veterans 

Meritorious Unit Citation – Rwanda

25/07/2019 Brian Hartigan 5735 Views 1 Comment

Australian Service Contingents 1 and 2 who served in Rwanda on Operation Tamar were today recognised with the award of a

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Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Melbourne launches an SM2 missile while holding formation with Republic of Korea Navy guided-missile destroyer ROKS Wang Geon and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer JS Ariake during a live-fire demonstration as part of Pacific Vanguard. Photo by MC2 Taylor DiMartino.
Australian News Overseas Rest of World Royal Australian Navy 

First Exercise Pacific Vanguard a success

31/05/201901/06/2019 Brian Hartigan 1748 Views 0 Comments

The first iteration of Exercise Pacific Vanguard was successfully held off the coast of Guam over the period 22 to

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Leading Seaman Christy-Lee Doyle guides an MRH-60R Helicopter onto the flight deck of HMAS Toowoomba during unit readiness training. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Byrne.
Australian News Overseas Rest of World Royal Australian Navy 

First Australian, French, Japanese and US maritime ex

18/05/2019 Brian Hartigan 2427 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

Naval vessels from Australia, France, Japan and the United States are set to commence the first iteration of the French-led

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Lance Corporal Jed Maskill (left), from 1 RNZIR, teaches tracking tactics to a British Army soldier in Malawi. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Rest of World 

New Zealand soldiers on safari in Africa

30/04/2019 Brian Hartigan 1396 Views 0 Comments

Two New Zealand Defence Force personnel are working alongside British counterparts to help counter the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade in

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NZDF personnel move cargo containers at McMurdo Station. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Rest of World 

NZDF’s busy summer in Antarctica

19/02/2019 Brian Hartigan 1157 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand Defence Force personnel from all three services have made significant contributions during a busy summer season in Antarctica.

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RAAF F/A-18A Hornet A21-053 arrives at its new home in Canada. Defence Forces Canada photo.
Australian News Overseas Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

First 2 RAAF Hornets delivered to Canada

18/02/201918/02/2019 Brian Hartigan 3585 Views 0 Comments

The first two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A ‘Classic’ Hornets to be sold to the Royal Canadian Air Force have

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The Royal Navy's Duke-class frigate HMS Montrose departs Auckland, New Zealand after a five-day visit. Photo and video by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.
Asia Europe Middle East New Zealand News Overseas Pacific Rest of World Videos 

HMS Montrose visits NZ during 4-year deployment

22/01/201922/01/2019 Brian Hartigan 1736 Views 0 Comments HMS Montrose

From Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth, UK, to Devonport Naval Base in Auckland – the Royal New Zealand Navy welcomed

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Air Warfare Officer Flight Lieutenant Adam Palmer and Air Loadmaster Corporal Toni Thompson load aid into a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules, for delivery Palu, at the 'air bridge' in Balikpapan airport. NZDF photo.
Asia Australian New Zealand News Overseas Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force 

International air bridge flies aid into Palu

10/10/201810/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 1232 Views 0 Comments Palu

An international ‘air bridge’ has been established between Balikpapan, a port city in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province, about 380 kilometres east

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