Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2017
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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Trump entourage land US$110 billion arms deals
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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Aussie medics in Vietnamese hospitals
A team of Australian Defence Force (ADF) medical specialists have deployed to Vietnam for the final phase of Exercise Pacific
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6th rotation of Marines arrives in Darwin
The next rotation of United States (US) Marines will begin arriving in Darwin this week to commence their sixth rotation
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F-16 gets life extension – another 30 years at least
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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Phalanx CWIS get ‘tech-refresh’ upgrade
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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C-Band Space Surveillance Radar fully operational in WA
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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F-22s ready to rumble in Top End
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
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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15 tankers involved in 30-hour bombing run
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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US Army buys new pistol
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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Americans refresh force posture in Poland
Zagan, Poland— Tank and Bradley crews from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 4th Infantry Division conducted their
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US Navy stands up first operational MQ-4C Triton squadron
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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Darwin-based Marines going home
The 1250 members of the 2016 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) have begun their homeward journeys following a busy
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Cost-sharing on Marine rotations in Darwin
SENATOR MARISE PAYNE Minister for Defence Press Release 6 October 2016 Cost Sharing Negotiations for Force Posture Initiatives Conclude
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USAF declares F-35A Lightning II – ‘combat ready’
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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F-35 arrives in UK for Royal International Air 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
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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MQ-4C Triton and a P-8A Poseidon exchanged full-motion video
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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US Marines embark on HMAS Adelaide – CONTACT editor smiles
Story by 1st Lieutenant Sarah Rhodes Photo by Lance Corporal Osvaldo Ortega TASMAN SEA – U.S. Marines and sailors from Company A,
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