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US Army AH-64 Apache fitted with Raytheon high-energy laser test capsule. US Army photo.
News Operations Science & Technology USA Videos 

AH-64 Apache armed with laser tested

27/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4438 Views 0 Comments AH-64 Apache, High Energy Laser, Multi-Spectral Targeting System

Raytheon announced yesterday that, in collaboration with the US Army Apache Program Management Office and US Special Operations Command, it

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Asia Australian Australian Army MRF-D News USA Videos 

Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2017

31/05/201702/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6092 Views 0 Comments Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Exercise Southern Jackaroo is the Australian Defence Force’s annual trilateral exercise with elements from United States Pacific Command (US PACOM)

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Rihad, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, May 20, 2017, for the start of their overseas visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, Brussels and Taormina, Italy. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.
Middle East News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Trump entourage land US$110 billion arms deals

22/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4689 Views 2 Comments President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump met yesterday with King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and other Saudi royalsin what

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Royal Australian Navy Nursing Officer Lieutenant Commander Alison Zilko tends to a Vietnamese patient at the Emergency Reception at Da Nang General Hospital during Exercise Pacific Partnership 2017. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.
ADF Australian News Pacific USA 

Aussie medics in Vietnamese hospitals

14/05/201714/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3610 Views 0 Comments Pacific Partnership

A team of Australian Defence Force (ADF) medical specialists have deployed to Vietnam for the final phase of Exercise Pacific

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2016 FILE PHOTO: United States Marine Rotational Force - Darwin arrive at Darwin Airport. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.
Australian MRF-D News USA 

6th rotation of Marines arrives in Darwin

18/04/201702/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5251 Views 0 Comments Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MRF-D, United States Marine Corps, US Marines

The next rotation of United States (US) Marines will begin arriving in Darwin this week to commence their sixth rotation

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A US Air Force F-16 Viper part of the F-16 demonstration team from Misawa Air Base, Japan, at the Australian International Airshow, 2017. Photo by Daniel McIntosh.
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F-16 gets life extension – another 30 years at least

14/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7592 Views 0 Comments F-16

The US Air Force has authorised a life extension for the F-16 designed service life to 12,000 hours — far

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FILE PHOTO: MK-15 Phalanx CIWS aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall.
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Phalanx CWIS get ‘tech-refresh’ upgrade

05/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8763 Views 0 Comments Phalanx

Raytheon successfully tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System yesterday. FILE PHOTO: MK-15 Phalanx CIWS aboard the

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Australian News Science & Technology USA 

C-Band Space Surveillance Radar fully operational in WA

08/03/201708/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9158 Views 0 Comments C-Band Space Surveillance Radar, Exmouth, Harold E. Holt Naval Communication Station

In a major project milestone for the Australian Defence Force and United States Air Force (USAF), the relocated C-Band Space

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A USAF F-22 taxis at RAAF Base Tindal. Photo by Terry Hartin.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

F-22s ready to rumble in Top End

17/02/201717/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7089 Views 0 Comments F-22 Raptor

This week the United States Air Force F-22 Raptors commenced training with the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F/A 18 

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F-35 Lightning debuts at Red Flag

02/02/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5905 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, JSF

Story by Micah Garbarino 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs After eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving

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A KC-135 Strantotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit during a mission to bomb ISIL training camps in Libya. US Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kate Thornton.
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15 tankers involved in 30-hour bombing run

21/01/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6996 Views 0 Comments B-2 Spirit, KC-10 Extender, KC-135 Stratotanker

Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropped several 500-pound GPS-guided bombs on two terrorist training camps in Libya on Wednesday this

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Sig Sauer P320
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US Army buys new pistol

21/01/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8655 Views 2 Comments Sig Sauer P320

Sig Sauer announced yesterday that the US Army has selected its Model P320 to replace the M9 service pistol currently in

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Three M1A2 Main Battle Tanks are staged before soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division conduct the first Live Fire Accuracy Screening Tests at Presidential Range in Swietozow, Poland, January 16, 2017. Photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr
Europe News Overseas USA Videos 

Americans refresh force posture in Poland

20/01/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4191 Views 0 Comments Poland, Zagan

Zagan, Poland— Tank and Bradley crews from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division conducted their

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An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft in flight. US Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt.
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US Navy stands up first operational MQ-4C Triton squadron

26/10/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4872 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, VUP 19

A report today from the US Naval Institute News web site says the US Navy will stand up its first operational

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An assault amphibious vehicle, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transits toward Gold Beach for an amphibious assault during Talisman Sabre 2015 at Fog Bay, Australia, July 11, 2015. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young
Australian MRF-D News USA 

Darwin-based Marines going home

13/10/201602/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5303 Views 0 Comments Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

The 1250 members of the 2016 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) have begun their homeward journeys following a busy

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US Marines fire an M982 Excalibur round from an M777 155mm howitzer at Fire Base Fiddlers Green, Helmand province, Afghanistan, 1 October 2011. (Photo: US Department of Defense)(PRNewsFoto/Raytheon Company)
Australian News Overseas USA 

Cost-sharing on Marine rotations in Darwin

13/10/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4592 Views 0 Comments cost-sharing, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

SENATOR MARISE PAYNE Minister for Defence Press Release 6 October 2016   Cost Sharing Negotiations for Force Posture Initiatives Conclude

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U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown
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USAF declares F-35A Lightning II – ‘combat ready’

04/08/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5458 Views 1 Comment F-35 Lightening

The F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ on 3 August by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander

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Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin
Europe News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

F-35 arrives in UK for Royal International Air Tattoo

30/06/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6098 Views 0 Comments F-35 Lightening, Joint Strike Fighter, RIAT, Royal International Tattoo

Aviation history is set to be made in the UK this summer when, in a major airshow ‘first’, the Lockheed

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Coronado deploys with Fire Scout for RIMPAC

29/06/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5805 Views 0 Comments MQ-8B Fire Scout, USS Coronado

The Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter recently deployed with the USS Coronado (LCS-4) to begin flight operations using its new

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A Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton prepares for a flight test in June 2016 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. During two recent tests, the unmanned air system completed its first heavy weight flight and demonstrated its ability to communicate with the P-8 aircraft while airborne. (U.S. Navy photo)
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon exchanged full-motion video

28/06/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6671 Views 0 Comments MQ-4C Triton, Northrop Grumman, P-8A Poseidon

During a flight test on June 2, an MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon successfully exchanged full-motion video for the

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