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RAAF KC-30A aircraft refueling a No. 6 Squadron EA-18G Growler aircraft during the ferry from Australia to the United States for Exercise Distant Frontier ahead of Exercise Red Flag Alaska. Story by Flying Officer Bronwyn Marchant.

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Aussies Growling at another Red Flag in Nevada

23/01/202329/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 959 Views 1 Comment Exercise Red Flag

The first Exercise Red Flag Nellis of 2023 is off to a flying start at the Nellis Air Force Base

NIOA Group CEO Robert Nioa has announced the company’s acquisition of US rifle maker Barrett Firearms. Photo supplied.

Australian News USA

Australia’s NIOA buys 100% of USA’s Barrett Firearms

17/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1082 Views 0 Comments NIOA

Australian defence contractor NIOA has expanded its global reach with the 100 per cent acquisition of the industry-leading rifle design

Thousands of AK-47 assault rifles sit on the flight deck of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans during a post-seizure inventory process. US Navy photo.

Middle East News USA

More than 2000 AK-47s seized in Middle East

11/01/202311/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 956 Views 1 Comment

U.S. naval forces intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman on 6 January while transiting international waters along

Director General Warfare Innovation, Royal Australian Navy, Commodore Darron Kavanagh inspects the ‘Dive-LD’ autonomous underwater vehicle. Photos by Dan Gosse Images.

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Ghost Shark a stealthy ‘game-changer’

16/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 711 Views 1 Comment extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles (XL-AUVs), Ghost Shark

An autonomous robotic undersea warfare vehicle is being designed and manufactured in Australia for the Royal Australian Navy. CAPTION: Director

Pilots from 37 Squadron fly over the community of Mokil in Micronesia prior to dropping humanitarian aid stores. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

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RAAF helps Santa with Pacific deliveries

16/12/202218/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 452 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, Operation Christmas Drop

Santa Claus has delivered presents to remote Micronesian atolls from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, in the biggest

HMAS Hobart enters the port of Okinawa, Japan, during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Hobart flew UN flag in Japan

07/12/202209/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1030 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, united Nations, US Navy

HMAS Hobart recently conducted a port visit to White Beach in Okinawa, Japan, to exercise the United Nations – Government

HMAS Stalwart conducts a replenishment at sea with aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the North Pacific Ocean. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Dewann du Plessis. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Robinson.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy USA

US carrier resupply a buzz for Aussie crew

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1145 Views 1 Comment HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Replenishment at Sea (RAS), US Navy

A bucket-list wish for many crew members of auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Stalwart was to replenish a Nimitz-class aircraft

B-21 Raider unveiled 2 December 2022. Official photo.

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B-21 Raider (RAAF F-111 replacement?) unveiled

03/12/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5768 Views 16 Comments

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force today unveiled the B-21 Raider. CAPTION: B-21 Raider unveiled 2 December 2022. Official

Leading Seaman Aircrewman Jake Williams looks out from HMAS Hobart's embarked MH-60R helicopter ‘Carnage’ during a cross-deck onto US Navy Aircraft Carrier, USS Ronald Reagan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Able Seaman Emily Johnson.

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Top Gun experience for Seahawk crew

01/12/202201/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 294 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, MH-60R Seahawk, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy personnel who operate and maintain the MH-60R helicopter embarked in HMAS Hobart had a Top Gun experience

United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS Mississippi arrives at Fleet Base West, Rockingham, Western Australia, for a routine port visit. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

Australian News USA

Mississippi flows into Western Australia

30/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1007 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, USS Mississippi

Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced on Monday that the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Mississippi

A RAAF C-17 Globemaster III flies in a 2-ship formation with a US Air Force C-17 over Papua New Guinea. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Staff Sergeant Alan Ricker.

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Skilled aviators master tricky terrain

25/11/202229/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1325 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, Papua New Guinea, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Scherger, United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

Flying in the valleys of Papua New Guinea has provided a unique challenge for American and Australian aviators during Exercise

USNS Rappahannock, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Hobart during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 616 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, US Navy

Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan

Leading Seaman Nathan Cox watches out of HMAS Arunta's embarked MH-60R helicopter "Athena" as HMAS Arunta (right) and USS Milius conduct a duel Replenishment at Sea with JS Oumi during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Action above, on and below the sea

23/11/202223/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 389 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Stalwart, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, P-8A Poseidon, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Cooperation was heightened, skills strengthened and relationships deepened as Exercise Malabar drew together Australian, Japanese, Indian and United States forces

Republic of Korea Air Force KF-16U fighter aircraft fly in formation during Exercise Vigilant Storm. Story by Eamon Hamilton.

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Exercise fuels relationship with South Korea

18/11/202203/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1225 Views 0 Comments Exercise Vigilant Storm, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, Republic of Korea Air Force, United States Marine Corps

For the first time, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has provided valuable air-to-air refuelling support in South Korea during

HMAS Hobart conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Rappahannock during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Hobart’s first replenishment with foreign oiler

18/11/202222/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 527 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Replenishment at Sea (RAS), US Navy

In a slick display of navy-to-navy cooperation and coordination, HMAS Hobart refuelled at sea in early November while sailing with

Royal Australian Navy personnel from HMA Ships Hobart, Stalwart and Farncomb march during the International Fleet Review 2022 parade in Yokosuka, Japan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy USA

Visit to Japan strengthens relationship

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 611 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond visited Japan for high-level talks and official events to mark the 70th anniversary of

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Black Hawk flies without pilots

05/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1485 Views 0 Comments Black Hawk, DARPA, Sikorsky

Sitting on the runway in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of Sikorsky’s pilots in an S-70 Black Hawk helicopter flips the

HMS Medway crew us a drug-smuggler's boat for target practice after seizing 400kg of cocaine in the Caribbean. UK MoD. photo.

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Royal Navy sinks drug-smugglers’ boat

01/11/202201/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 803 Views 0 Comments

A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team has seized more than 400kg of cocaine from a boat

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ship Kirisame and US Navy Ship Milius in the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy USA

Ships ‘foxtrot’ in the South China Sea

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 612 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Regional Presence Deployment

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart are in the Philippines after completing a trilateral transit of the South China Sea. CAPTION:

Australia's first MQ-4C Triton aircraft poses for its first official portraits after emerging from the Northrop Grumman Palmdale paint booth. Photo by Alan Radecki, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Media Services.

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Australia’s first Triton rolled out

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 998 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was rolled out in September as part of a partnership between the

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