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Photographer cops head-punch during CH-47 Chinook helocasting

10/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2326 Views 0 Comments

US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conducted helocasting from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter off Hawaii recently.

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US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conduct waterborne operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, off the coast of Hawaii, 31 July 2019. US Army video by 1st Lieutenant Ryan DeBooy.
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Helicopter teabags up close and personal

08/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2367 Views 0 Comments

US Army 25th Infantry Division Lightning Academy cadre and personnel conduct waterborne operations from a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to

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MinDef hosts NATO chief on HMAS Hobart

08/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2513 Views 0 Comments

Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – NATO – Jens Stoltenberg visited Garden Island Defence Precinct yesterday, hosted

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Two Black Hawk helicopters from 6th Aviation Regiment fly over Sydney Harbour to celebrate 50 years of the Australian Army Aviation Corps. Photo by Photo by Flight Sergeant Glen McCarthy.
Australian News USA 

Public statement following Sydney AUSMIN meeting

04/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1965 Views 0 Comments

Full press release, no editing… Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds hosted Secretary of

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A US Marine speaks on a radio during the Combined Force Entry Operation during Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 during an amphibious landing at Stanage Bay, Queensland. US Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Kaleb Martin.
Australian MRF-D News USA 

More Marines land in Darwin

25/07/201902/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2354 Views 0 Comments

Marine Rotational Force-Darwin reached a major milestone this week with the arrival of additional US Marines in Darwin, bringing the total

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A US Air Force KC-10 at Brisbane International Airport prepares for an air-to-air refuelling mission off the coast of Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Christabel Migliorini.
Australian News Talisman Sabre USA 

KC-10 air-to-air refuelling over Queensland

22/07/201921/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3882 Views 0 Comments

Media were invited to fly on a US Air Force KC-10 Extender air-to-air refilling tanker this week and CONTACT stringer

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United States Marine Corps and United States Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems perform a live firing drill at Plains Airfield during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.
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Lockheed Martin to build more HIMARS

17/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3467 Views 3 Comments

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to produce a new run of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – HIMARS – launchers and associated

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USAF and RAAF C-17 maintainers work together on a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

US and Aussie technicians allowed to fix each other’s C-17s

21/06/201921/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2683 Views 0 Comments

The United States and Australia have agreed on a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of C-17A Globemaster transport

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Australian Army riflemen from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a simulated assault with United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey support at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.
ADF Asia Australian Australian Army MRF-D News USA Videos 

Southern Jackaroo wraps up tri-lateral exercise

07/06/201902/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4320 Views 0 Comments

A two-week military field exercise has been completed this week, with more than 700 Australian Defence Force, United States Marine

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Lance Cpl. Sandoval-Pereyra, US Marine Corps, died after vehicle accident in Australia, 28 May 2019.
Australian MRF-D News USA 

US Marine dead after training accident at Mount Bundey

29/05/201902/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3403 Views 0 Comments

A 21-year-old United States Marine died yesterday from injuries received in a vehicle accident during training in Mount Bundy Training

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US Navy tests 5-inch Excalibur N5. Raytheon photo.
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US Navy tests 5-inch Excalibur precision

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3642 Views 0 Comments

Raytheon and the US Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur N5 munition test firings in the US this week

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Raytheon’s troposcatter system transmitting during U.S. Army field testing. The system works by scattering signals in the troposphere to overcome the limits of terrain and the potential loss of satellite availability. Raytheon image.
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US Army’s $billion$ ‘Wi-Fi from the sky’

06/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2443 Views 0 Comments

Raytheon will deliver new troposcatter communication systems to the US Army as part of a 10-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up

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Raytheon-built, ATV-mounted, high-energy laser system. Raytheon photo.
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Raytheon sends drones to HEL

02/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3290 Views 0 Comments

US Air Force personnel used Raytheon-built microwave systems and high-energy lasers to bring down dozens of small drones, flying alone and in

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SM-3’s exoatmospheric kill vehicle collides with its target with the genetic equivalent of a 10-ton truck traveling at 600 mph – negating the need for an explosive warhead. Raytheon image.
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Raytheon send two kill vehicles to take down ICBM

26/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3128 Views 0 Comments

US Missile Defense Agency, in partnership with the Boeing-led industry team, tested two Raytheon exoatmospheric kill vehicles (EKV) against a

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Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ on its first flight at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida, facility. Lockheed Martin photo.
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Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT takes off

25/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8327 Views 0 Comments

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight last Thursday at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida site and already Lockheed

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A RAAF Number 77 Squadron F/A-18A Hornet taxies for an Exercise Red Flag 19-1 night mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Exercise Red Flag 19-1 ends

16/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3369 Views 0 Comments

Members of the Royal Australian Air Force have completed three-weeks of intensive training during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 19-1 in

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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln fires a RIM-162D Sea Sparrow missile from a NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System during combat systems ship qualification trials. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacques-Laurent Jean-Gilles.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Raytheon fires first-of-type demo for new ship defence

06/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2993 Views 0 Comments

Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully completed the first-ever, live-fire test of the latest generation of the Ship Self

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A Royal Australian Air Force Number 77 Squadron F/A-18A Hornet aircraft departs Nellis Air Force Base to participate in an Exercise Red Flag 19-1 mission. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force USA 

RAAF deploys for Ex Red Flag 19-1

28/01/201910/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4097 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed more than 370 personnel and eight aircraft to participate in the world’s most

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MOHOC tactical live streaming on the battlefield

27/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3584 Views 0 Comments MOHOC

MOHOC – creator of the world’s first military-optimised helmet cameras, launched LASO, a WiFi-based tactical video transmitter to livestream video

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A pair of United States Air Force B-52 bombers fly over Canberra during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

B-52s conclude 2018 bombing runs in Australia

11/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3569 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has completed a training exercise on the eastern Australian coast with two United States Air

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