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Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, USA. Photo courtesy US Army Corps of Engineers.
Australian News Sovereign industry USA 

NIOA moves ‘inside the wire’ at Picatinny

28/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1541 Views 0 Comments Barrett, NIOA

Australia’s NIOA Group has taken up a tenancy at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, USA, as the company looks to

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United States Air Force Thunderbirds in action at Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach, California. Photo by CONTACT stringer Christabel Migliorini.
News Overseas USA 

Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach 2023

02/11/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1624 Views 0 Comments Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach.

Rain and unseasonably cool temperatures couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the massive Pacific Airshow crowds lining Huntington Beach. United States

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Photos by CONTACT stringer Christabel Migliorini. Follow Chrissie on Instagram
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Action from Pacific Airshow Gold Coast

20/08/202320/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3037 Views 0 Comments Pacific Airshow Gold Coast

Just a small taste of the action at the inaugural Pacific Airshow Gold Coast over three days on a hot

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An MV-22B Osprey rehearsing over Surfers Paradise for this weekend's Pacific Airshow Gold Coast. Photos by CONTACT stringer Christabel Migliorini. Follow Chrissie on Instagram.
ADF News USA 

Rehearsal for Pacific Airshow Gold Coast

17/08/202317/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4723 Views 0 Comments Pacific Airshow Gold Coast

Pacific Airshow Gold Coast is set to take your breath away from 18 to 20 August 2023, as the sky

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Australian News USA 

US SecDef visits Australia

27/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1938 Views 0 Comments Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defence

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has arrived in Australia to meet with his counterpart Deputy Prime Minister and

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L3Harris Vampire with EOS AS65 gimbal on a truck. Image supplied.
Australian News USA 

EOS adds eyes to Ukraine-bound Vampires

24/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2109 Views 0 Comments Electro Optic Systems, EOS

EOS Defense Systems USA, Inc, the US defence subsidiary of Australia’s Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has been selected to provide

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Crewmembers of the United States Navy's USS Canberra bring the ship to life during the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Sydney, Australia. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark D. Faram.
News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

USS Canberra commissioned in Sydney

22/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3078 Views 4 Comments HMAS Canberra, USS Canberra

United States Navy ship USS Canberra was commissioned in Sydney today, becoming the first US Navy vessel to be commissioned

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HMAS Canberra guides USS Canberra through Sydney Heads. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

Two ships called Canberra bond in Sydney

20/07/202320/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2252 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Canberra (I), US Navy, WWII

USS Canberra personnel welcomed the company of their sister ship, HMAS Canberra, on board for a tour while the ship

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Participants in biennial Exercise Resolute Hunter 23. Story by Sub Lieutenant Marina Riley.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Historic first for Navy’s 816 Squadron

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1713 Views 0 Comments Exercise Resolute Hunter, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN)

Exercise Resolute Hunter has long been a cornerstone in maritime warfare training, bringing together allied forces to share expertise and

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A HIMARS crewmember with the US Army's 17th Field Artillery Brigade guides his vehicle at the Port of Tacoma, Washington, before loading on a ship bound for Australia. US Army photo by Sergeant Joshua Oh.
Australian Army News USA 

Significant HIMARS live-fire exercise scheduled for WA

28/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2635 Views 1 Comment HIMARS

Western Australia is set to host a key US/Australian exercise that will develop how the Australian Defence Force employs land-based,

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HMAS Anzac (right) sails in company with USS Chung-Hoon through the South China Sea during a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy USA 

A rendezvous at sea – and above it

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1803 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac

HMAS Anzac recently rendezvoused with US Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, sailing in company and conducting flying operations in the South

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Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30) departs San Diego for a routine underway off the California coast. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mark D. Faram.
Australian News USA 

US Navy ship called Canberra to be commissioned in Sydney

19/05/202319/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 14976 Views 5 Comments USS Canberra

The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will be commissioned into the US Navy active fleet on 22 July with a

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Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force loadmasters sit on the ramp of a No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster III during a low-level navigation sortie in north Queensland during Exercise Global Dexterity 23-1. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.
News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

Global Dexterity offers low-level excitement

19/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2681 Views 0 Comments Exercise Global Dexterity

The return of Exercise Global Dexterity during April and May had people across NSW, Queensland and our Pacific neighbourhood looking

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Private First Class Aimal Taraki, right, talks to Corporal Elliot Flood-Johnson from the office of Communication Strategies, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Photo by Lance Corporal Alex Devereux.
News USA 

Former Afghan ‘terp’ joins Marine Corps

14/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2228 Views 1 Comment United States Marine Corps

It’s rare to come across a new graduate of US Marine Corps recruit training who has already experienced the chaos

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News Science & Technology USA 

2000th F-35 pilot fitted with custom flight ensemble

19/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2474 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

In a significant milestone for the Joint Strike Fighter Programme and leading survival-technology company Survitec,  the 2000th F-35 pilot has been

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The Royal Australian Air Force's first MQ-4C Triton unveiled in California.
News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA Videos 

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton officially unveiled

17/03/202318/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 16248 Views 8 Comments MC-4C Triton

Northrop Grumman formally unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft in Palmdale, California on 16 March 2023 (local time) –

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Leading Seaman Avation Support Alyssa Clark marshalls a US Army AH-64E Apache on the deck of HMAS Canberra while the ship is alongside at Fleet Base East in Sydney. Story and photos by Petty Officer Helen Frank.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

AH-64E Apache visits HMAS Canberra in Sydney

01/03/202301/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2325 Views 0 Comments AH-64 Apache, Avalon Airshow, Aviation Command, Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra

A visiting US Army AH-64E Apache stopped by to say “howdy” to HMAS Canberra in Sydney last week, taking the opportunity

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A Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler taxis past a United States Air Force F-16 Falcon at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 23-1. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Air Specialist (Class 1) Samantha Holden, Royal Air Force.
News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force UK USA 

Growlers pass a tough test of readiness

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3131 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growlers, Exercise Red Flag, No. 6 Squadron

Aviators from 6 Squadron have returned from an exercise that afforded them the opportunity to train in a highly realistic

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An American HIMARS in action. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.
Australian Army News USA Videos 

HIMARS means Army will grow by one new artillery regiment

15/02/202315/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 19858 Views 17 Comments HIMARS, Royal Australian Artillery

For the first time in its history, the Army will have the ability to accurately hit surface targets hundreds of

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Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott from Defence Space Command talking with other ADF team members on Exercise Global Sentinel 22 in California. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology USA 

Royal Australian Navy recruiting for Space Command

15/02/202317/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2644 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command

While it heavily relies on satellites, Navy has the smallest representation within Defence Space Command. CAPTION: Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott

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