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Defence releases more detail on Chinese laser-pointing incident

22/02/202222/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4110 Views 2 Comments

Defence today outlined, in a lot more detail, the laser-pointing incident involving a Chinese warship and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon

A PLA-N Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessel transits the Torres Strait on 18 February 2022. ADF photo.

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Chinese ship attacks RAAF Poseidon in Torres Strait

19/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7809 Views 6 Comments

Defence has confirmed that a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.

Surveillance and Response Systems Program Office (SRSPO) members test out the United States and Australian versions of the 737 P-8A Fuselage Stand. Story by Flight Lieutenant Laura Scougall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Victorian company wins fab United States Navy contract

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2241 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, US Navy

A Victorian small business has been awarded a major contract with the United States Navy to provide tailored aircraft maintenance

Royal Australian Air Force aircraft join United States Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft on the taxiway at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam prior to conducting a multinational airdrop during Exercise Cope North 2022. Photo from USAF.

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Exercise Cope North proceeds in heightened-threat environment

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2919 Views 0 Comments Exercise Cope North, Guam, No. 2 Squadron, No. 33 Squadron, No. 35 Squadron

Typhoons and a heightened threat environment are just some of the scenarios faced by Australian, Japanese and United States participants in Exercise

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Suicide Royal Commission focus on Defence families

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1813 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will investigate how Defence families can be better supported ahead of the

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon prepares for a refuel by a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Sea Dragon 2022, near the Philippine Sea. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Gossett, US Air Force.

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RAAF sub hunter-killer on the prowl off Guam

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2756 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon

Flying at low level, a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon hunts a silent simulated target beneath the waters of Guam

Director-General Logistics - Air Force Air Commodore Grant Pinder addresses the audience during the Air Force Equipment Branch plaque unveiling at RAAF Base Point Cook. Story by Squadron Leader Thomas Paff. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Chloe Bruer-Jones.

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Air Force Equipment Branch honoured

18/02/202221/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1852 Views 0 Comments No. 100 Squadron, No. 21 Squadron

Air Force* logisticians, past and present, were honoured with a plaque at the Air Force Memorial in the Chief of

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers watch Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct an urban operations demonstration at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Fijian soldiers welcome training opportunity in Brisbane

18/02/202221/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2147 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, 8/9 RAR, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Republic of Fiji Military Forces soldiers preparing for Operation Tonga Assist 2022 had the chance to join 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,

Flight Lieutenant Joy Clarke, right, takes part in the SheSails Discover Sailing Day run by the ADF Sailing Association in Canberra. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

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Female personnel take a new tack

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1619 Views 0 Comments

The ADF Sailing Association (ADFSA) held its third SheSails Discover Sailing Day in Canberra on February 6. CAPTION: Flight Lieutenant

A Royal Australian Navy deployable geospatial support team survey the seabed surrounding Pangaimotu Island in Tonga during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

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Navy team surveys Tonga below the waterline

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2112 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

A Navy hydrographic team is surveying Tonga’s islands from under the waterline to ensure humanitarian efforts go unhindered. CAPTION: A Royal

Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineer Sapper Saimoni Kamikamica (right) and Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Kobie Rogers work together to clear a fallen tree on Atata Island during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Oz and Fiji military work together in Tonga

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2476 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Australian Defence Force and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel are working side-by-side on Atata Island in Tonga to clear

Australian Army soldiers conduct clean-up operations on Atata Island as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Army engineers start clean-up in Tonga

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2144 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Army engineers from Brisbane’s 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment have started clean-up operations on Atata Island in Tonga after a tsunami swept through

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Federal govt concerned about items in militaria auction

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3417 Views 3 Comments

Just days before more than 10,000 militaria pieces went under the hammer, the Australian government has declared items within the

Australia's first two F-35As to be based on home soil – A35-009 and A35-010 – arrive at RAAF Base Williamtown. Photo by Brian Hartigan.

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RAAF denies problems with F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

17/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2979 Views 3 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Australia’s Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld has released a formal statement in response to media reports claiming that

Royal Australian Air Force air movements personnel assist Republic of Fiji Military Forces engineers and medical personnel bound for Tonga to a C-130J Hercules aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Fijians in Tonga after COVID isolation in Australia

15/02/202219/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2125 Views 0 Comments 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, C-130J Hercules, COVID-19 Assist, No. 37 Squadron, Operation Tonga Assist 2022, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

The first element of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) have arrived in Tonga to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster

Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, tours the Australian Hypersonic Research Precinct with Professor Tanya Monro (right), Chief Defence Scientist. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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Hypersonic precinct to supercharge research

15/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2670 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, University of Queensland

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton officially opened a new $14 million purpose-built hypersonic research and collaboration facility in Brisbane on

HMAS Supply (left) and HMAS Adelaide conduct a replenishment at sea during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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HMAS Supply on Operation Tonga Assist 2022

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2941 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Supply, MRH-90 Taipan, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Supply arrived in Tongan waters as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022 on February 12. CAPTION:

Leading Seaman Nathan Bob, left, directs Able Seaman Bradley Hocking as he fires an F89 Minimi on the flight deck of HMAS Arunta in the lead-up to the ship's regional presence deployment. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Crew trains hard in lead-up to deployment

15/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2126 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, MH-60R Seahawk

HMAS Arunta’s ship’s company has been busy maintaining and enhancing their skills since departing their home port of Sydney last

Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart prepares to berth in Hobart, Tasmania, in support of the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2051 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart provided an impressive backdrop in the Derwent River for the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta

Australian Army officer Captain Jyra Blake-Waller, left, and PNGDF officer Captain Charles Namuesh, right, deliver a solar-powered vaccination fridge to Mumeng Health Centre, Morobe Province, PNG. Photo by Captain Nathanael Kennedy.

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Working with PNG on COVID response

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1977 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist, Papua New Guinea, PNGDF

Australian Defence Force and Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel are working closely together to assist Papua New Guinea with