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The crew of HMAS Melbourne conduct a Freedom of Entry march into the city of Melbourne. Photo by Leading Seaman Kieran Dempsey.

HMAS Melbourne exercises Freedom of Entry one last time

15/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2395 Views 0 Comments

By Lieutenant Ryan Zerbe The bonds between HMAS Melbourne (III) and her namesake city were reaffirmed 14 September with the

Australian News Veterans

Nominations open for 2020 PM’s Veterans’ Employment Awards

13/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2286 Views 0 Comments

Nominations for the Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards, which highlight the contributions made by veterans in the civilian workforce and

Soldiers from the New Caledonian Armed Forces run in an endurance event, with an Australian Army officer as their observer, during Exercise Hydra 2019 at Greenbank Training Area, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gunner Sagi Biderman.

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Exercise Hydra tests multiple military heads

12/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3823 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers from eight nations are engaging in a military skills competition in Brisbane testing the teamwork, physical stamina and mental rigour

The Vietnam Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Laura Larking.

Asia News Overseas Veterans

Australia supports Vietnam’s MIA recovery efforts

11/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2278 Views 0 Comments

As part of the ongoing cooperation between Australia and Vietnam, the Department of Defence has presented the Vietnamese Deputy Minister

A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan investigate a fishing vessel spotted during an Operation Solania maritime patrol. RAAF photo.

Australian News Operations Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

Spartan and King Air patrol Pacific

11/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2886 Views 2 Comments

By Eamon Hamilton The combination of Spartan and King Air aircraft proved a winning pair for the Air Force in

C-130J Hercules aircraft from No.37 Squadron fly in formation over RAAF Base Richmond. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

Hercs celebrate 20th birthday

09/09/201909/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2446 Views 0 Comments

September 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the C-130J Hercules to Royal Australian Air Force service. CAPTION:

No 3 Squadron F/A-18 Hornets taxi at Korat Air Force Base during Exercise Thai Boomerang 2015. Photo by Corporal David Said.

Asia Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF on two consecutive exercises in SE Asia

08/09/201908/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2836 Views 0 Comments

By Flight Lieutenant Alyssa Vickridge Royal Australian Air Force has deployed more than 120 people and six aircraft from RAAF

C-17A Globemaster's from the United States Air Force begin to taxi out for another mission on Exercise Mobility Guardian 17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Photo by Corporal David Gibbs.

Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force USA

RAAF deploys on Ex Mobility Guardian

08/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2607 Views 0 Comments

By Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren The Royal Australian Air Force has dispatched its two largest aircraft to the United States

Australian Army Force Support Battalion during the Force Support Element 11 farewell parade at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville. Photo by Private Paensuwan.

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Force Support Element 11 farewelled at Lavarack

08/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3179 Views 0 Comments

Around 85 Australian Defence Force personnel have been farewelled at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville ahead of their upcoming deployment to the

A remote control robot, operated by Australian Engineers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force moves in, to deal with an improvised explosive device, which the Australian troops uncovered during Operation Zamarai Silawel. Photo by Corporal Ricky Fuller.

Australian News Overseas USA

Study finds soldiers care about robots

08/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2289 Views 1 Comment

It is increasingly common to use robots in war zones to examine and disarm hazards or recover objects with the

Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets take off at Avalon, Victoria. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.

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Aussie Hornets on first combat exercise in Japan

08/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2568 Views 0 Comments

Up to 150 Royal Australian Air Force personnel will participate in the first bilateral air combat exercise between the Royal Australian

A RAAF C-27J Spartan drops Australian Aid onto the Mount Bundey Training Area during Exercise Crocodile Response, NT, Australia. Photo by Staff Sergeant Jordan Gilbert.

ADF Australian MRF-D News

Aust/US working HADR together in the NT

07/09/201902/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2546 Views 0 Comments

Australian Defence Force and Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) members have completed the humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief (HADR) activity

A Titan UGV fires a Javelin anti-tank missile by remote control. Kongsberg photo.

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Unmanned ground vehicle fires Javelin and guns

07/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4321 Views 0 Comments

Kongsberg has proved its innovative capabilities by firing a remotely controlled Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin missile and various machine-guns from a

Participants in the official Service of Commemoration for those who fought and died in two undeclared wars fought on the Malay Peninsula and in northern Borneo in the 1960s – the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation with Malaysia – at The Heroes’ Cemetery in Kuching, Sarawak. Photos by Major (ret’d) Paul Rosenzweig.

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Malaya-Borneo Veterans commemorate in Sarawak

03/09/201903/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5075 Views 0 Comments

A Service of Commemoration was held in the Sarawak Heroes Memorial Park in Kuching on Saturday 29 August to commemorate

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for NUSHIP (now HMAS) Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

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Poseidon deployed on North Korea sanctions

01/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2507 Views 0 Comments

Australia is deploying a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to conduct maritime surveillance in support of the international

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CONTACT 63 – OUT NOW

01/09/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7739 Views 1 Comment

CONTACT Air Land & Sea magazine Issue 63…read it right here… If you prefer to download the .pdf version,

The Bulimba Barracks site in Brisbane as sold – red boundary indicates the sale area, blue boundary indicates the new Defence boundary now commissioned as HMAS Moreton.

ADF Australian News

Bulimba Barracks sold to Taiwanese-back developer

31/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4288 Views 0 Comments

Defence has entered into a contract with Shayher Group for the sale of the decommissioned Bulimba Barracks site on the

NUSHIP Stalwart slips into the water in Ferol, Spain, during her well-attended ceremonial launch. Navantia drone image.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

NUSHIP Stalwart launched in Spain

31/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5519 Views 0 Comments

NUSHIP Stalwart, the Royal Australian Navy’s second new support tanker was launched at Ferrol, Spain, yesterday. CAPTION: NUSHIP Stalwart slips into

The first of 36 retrofits ordered by the French Ministry of Defence – and designated by France as Tiger Mk II. Airbus Helicopters photo.

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Tiger officially enters Tiger-replacement race

30/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4511 Views 2 Comments

Airbus Helicopters is offering what they say is a cost-effective approach for taking the Tiger platform beyond 2040, in response to

Major Graham Hickman of the New Zealand Army Band, right, receives the Pooley Sword at the final show of the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Photo courtesy The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

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New Zealand Army Band takes top prize at Edinburgh Tattoo

28/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2974 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Army Band concluded a memorable appearance at the 2019 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo by being presented with