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A Royal Australian Air Force No.11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon taxies after landing at Avalon Airport during the Australian International Air Show 2025. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

Aussie aviation “model programs in international cooperation”

11/04/202511/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1057 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow, MH-60R Seahawk, P-8A Poseidon

Two programs designed to enhance the ADF air capability and increase regional security are the “model programs in international cooperation”,

An Australian Army soldier from the 1st Armoured Regiment with an uncrewed ground vehicle equipped with a prototype communications system and experimental drone launcher during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin, California. Photo by Corporal Nakia Chapman.

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Large Army contingent converge on US for drone tests

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 861 Views 1 Comment

A hostile desert setting may seem an unusual place to test fragile, high-tech military prototypes, but there may be no

A RAAF 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail aircraft takes off for a mission during Exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Mission ready for Bamboo Eagle

07/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1546 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Bamboo Eagle, No. 2 Squadron

Exercise Bamboo Eagle 25-1, held at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, strengthened RAAF and its coalition partners’ capabilities to

A RAAF 1 Squadron F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot, weapons systems officer and ground crew member meet for pre-flight checks during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 in Nevada, US. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

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Enhanced teamwork for technicians in Nevada

25/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1199 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force

Personnel from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have joined forces at Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1 and

A Royal Australian Air Force 77 Squadron F-35A Lightning II aircraft on the Nellis Air Force Base flightline during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 25-1. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flowers.

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High stakes in Exercise Red Flag over Las Vegas

20/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1863 Views 0 Comments Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 77 Squadron, RAF, USAF

The Royal Australian Air Force has joined the United States military and Royal Air Force (RAF) in Exercise Red Flag

Sailors from Australia, the USA and the UK work together to develop effective undersea domain dominance during a trilateral exercise in Norfolk, Virginia. Story by Commander Ian Jackson.

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Working to protect undersea infrastructure

14/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1274 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Royal Navy, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy deployable undersea warfare forces have joined the US Navy and Royal Navy in furthering subsea and seabed

Australia's third MQ-4C Triton, also known as 'AUS3', on its first test flight at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, facility on 29 October 2024. Photo supplied by Northrop Grumman.

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Third Aussie Triton readies for delivery

07/02/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1060 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed testing of Australia’s third MQ-4C Triton at its Palmdale, California, facility. FILE PHOTO: Australia’s third

Families welcome HMAS Brisbane to its home port at Fleet Base East in Sydney, New South Wales following a successful deployment to the United States. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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HMAS Brisbane returns home from milestone deployment

11/01/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4017 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane

Around 200 officers and sailors from HMAS Brisbane returned to Sydney after a five-month deployment, which included the successful launch

Rear Admiral Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7, pins US Navy Submarine Warfare Device 'dolphins' on a Royal Australian Navy lieutenant commander during a pier-side quarters for the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) in Japan. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel G. Providakes.

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First Aussie to earn USN submariners’ ‘Dolphins’

18/12/202418/12/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1703 Views 2 Comments AUKUS

The US Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka,

Flight Lieutenant Tom Breadon, of RAAF’s 36 Squadron, briefs mission details before a joint air-drop mission over Alaska. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Thomson-Pride. Photos by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica (US Air Force).

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Sky-high teamwork in Alaska

15/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1401 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC), No. 36 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force, US Army

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III took part in a joint air-drop mission over Alaska, which involved about

Marine engineers from HMAS Brisbane tour the South West Regional Maintenance Center in San Diego in the US, as part of a scheduled maintenance period to upgrade the ship’s systems. Story by Marie Davies. Photos by Petty Officer Andrew Coleman.

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Aussie marine engineers check out USN 3D technologies

25/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1493 Views 0 Comments Brisbane, US Navy

Marine engineers from HMAS Brisbane toured the South West Regional Maintenance Centre (SWRMC) in San Diego, United States, as part

Members of HMAS Brisbane's ship's company visit the USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies.

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Aussie crew commemorate Pearl Harbor and 9/11

22/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 984 Views 0 Comments US Navy, WWII

During a port visit to Hawaii, crew from HMAS Brisbane paid their respects to the fallen at the USS Arizona

Lieutenant Jack Stanhope, left, and Sub-Lieutenant Liam Lord, of HMAS Brisbane, rendered assistance to a civilian after a car accident in the US.

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Aussie Navy officers save a life in California

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1250 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, US Navy

Quick thinking and swift action by Royal Australian Navy officers has helped save the life of a driver following a

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Naval Strike Missile during a SINKEX off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii as a part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Kongsberg building third missile factory in America

18/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1280 Views 0 Comments Kongsberg

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace is building a state-of-the-art missile production facility in the United States to meet global demand, following

An aviator marshalls a 75 Squadron F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Photos by Sergeant Hayden Young.

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Strengthening international ties on Exercise Red Flag

23/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1659 Views 0 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Exercise Red Flag, F-35A Lightning II, No. 75 Squadron, US Air Force

RAAF aircraft and personnel are in Alaska for Exercise Red Flag, a large-scale air-combat exercise hosted by the United States

HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Royal Australian Navy fires first SM-6 missile

10/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2215 Views 0 Comments SM-6, Standard Missile 6

HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of a Standard Missile 6, representing a step-change in the lethality, air and

US Navy and Royal Australian Navy graduates from the US Navay's Basic Enlisted Submarine School, aboard the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. US Navy photo by Lauren Laughlin.

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First Australian sailors graduate from USN Basic Enlisted Submarine School

31/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1744 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

In a first for AUKUS, a group of Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors has graduated from the United States Navy’s

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HMAS Sydney’s new missile fire a major milestone

22/07/202422/08/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2486 Views 0 Comments Naval Strike Missile, RIMPAC

Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile, Navy’s replacement for the ageing Harpoon

RAAF Group Captain Glenn Pascoe, Surgeon to the Combined Forces Air Component Command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii for Exercise RIMPAC, speaks with medical team members. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Corporal Adam Abela.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force USA

RAAF surgeon leads international medical team at RIMPAC

17/07/202424/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1006 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

A RAAF medical officer is filling one of three component surgeon positions, charged with ensuring the care of more than

Lieutenant David Gouge talks with other members in the Multi-National Logistics Support Element during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, in Hawaii. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

News Royal Australian Navy USA

Logistics cell critical to the mission

16/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1036 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC, US Navy

Five ADF members are part of a multinational team of about 40 surface logistics personnel providing essential support to the

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