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United States Marine Corps and United States Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems perform a live firing drill at Plains Airfield during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.

Lockheed Martin to build more HIMARS

17/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3519 Views 3 Comments

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to produce a new run of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – HIMARS – launchers and associated

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MinDef visits troops/leaders in Middle East

17/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2200 Views 0 Comments

Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds visited Australian troops in the Middle East and met with key military and civilian leaders

A typical dhow in the Middle East. Photo by Able Seaman Jayson Tufrey.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy

Navy takes a break from Middle East patrols

16/07/201921/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2751 Views 0 Comments

With the return of HMAS Ballarat from its nine-month deployment to the Middle East under Operation Manitou on Sunday –

Sumit Sachdeva is briefed on the capabilities of the EF-88 rifle by Leading Aircraftman Breen Canning, from No. 3 Security Forces Squadron, during a visit to Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Exercise Boss Lift – Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Corporal Nicci Freeman.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

Exercise Boss Lift looks healthy for Talisman Sabre

15/07/201915/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2805 Views 0 Comments

Exercise Boss Lift Talisman Sabre 2019 (TS19) flew employers of Air Force health-specialist reservists and key health professionals from across

Families and friends welcome home HMAS Ballarat at Fleet Base West, Western Australia, after her nine-month deployment on Operation Manitou. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat home from very successful Middle East mission

14/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2465 Views 0 Comments

Family, friends and VIPs welcomed the return of Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat to Australia today following a highly

Delegates from Australia, Fiji, Jordan, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States at the opening ceremony of the Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference 2019 (SELCONF19) hosted by the New Zealand Army. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News Overseas

NZ Army hosts Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference

12/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3142 Views 0 Comments

More than 50 senior non-commissioned officers from militaries in the Asia-Pacific Region gathered this week in Auckland for a conference

The then Assistant Minister for Home Affairs Linda Reynolds addresses the 2018 WA Ind0-Pacific Defence Conference. Senator Reynolds will address the 2019 conference as Minister for Defence. Photo supplied.

Australian News

WA Indo-Pacific Defence Conference next month

11/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2093 Views 0 Comments

Senior government officials, leaders from industry and the Western Australian SME sector will come together next month to discuss critical

Two F-22 Raptors flying at RAAF Base Amberley during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Christabel Migliorini.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

F-22s commence exercising out of Amberley

10/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3935 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force started flying alongside United States Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters today as part of

Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters land at RAAF Learmonth after conducting security operations during an Exercise Northern Shield scenario. Photo by Corporal Janine Fabre

Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology

Tiger replacement project kicks off

10/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6186 Views 21 Comments

Just two years after achieving Final Operating Capability – with nine caveats that could prevent it being deployed on operations –

Senator Linda Reynolds. Photo by David McClenaghan.

Australian Europe News Overseas

Aus MinDef address to an (undefined) English audience

09/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2715 Views 0 Comments

FOR THE RECORD: REPRODUCED IN TOTAL – NO EDITING OR ANALYSIS (hell, I didn’t even read it – better things

A United States Air Force F-22 Raptor conducts a low pass at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during an Exercise Red Flag 19-1. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre

F-22s to fly out of Amberley

08/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4819 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force will start flying alongside United States Air Force aircraft from this week as part of

USS Ronald Reagan enters the Port of Brisbane ahead of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo courtesy USS Ronald Reagan Facebook page.

ADF Australian News Talisman Sabre

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 formally launched

07/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3138 Views 0 Comments

The opening ceremony for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 has been held in the Port of Brisbane today onboard the USS Ronald

F/A-18A Hornets from No.77 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown in formation to celebrate the unit's 77th anniversary. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

Double seven formation for 77 Squadron’s 77th Birthday

05/07/201905/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4072 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force’s Number 77 Squadron conducted a flypast over RAAF Base Williamtown today in a ‘double seven’

HMAS Sirius at anchor off the coast of Samoa. Photo by Corporal Jessica de Rouw.

Australian News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Sirius gets confusing head start on six-month Pacific mission

05/07/201912/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4890 Views 0 Comments

A Defence press release issued today says Joint Task Force 637 and Her Majesty’s Australian Ship Sirius will arrive in Fiji

An Army Catafalque Party member rests on arms reversed as a Navy bugler salutes during an Anzac Day dawn service at Monument Hill, Fremantle, Western Australia. ADF photo.

Australian News Veterans

Gold Card targeted in Productivity Commission report on veteran support

04/07/201904/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5112 Views 3 Comments

The Productivity Commissions report into “A better way to Support Veterans” has been released. FILE PHOTO: An Army Catafalque Party

KC-30A MRTT and E-7A Wedgetail conduct Air to Air refuelling testing in the airspace near RAAF Williamtown.

Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Air Force

Australia increases commitment to Iraq/Syria

04/07/201904/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3097 Views 0 Comments

Australia will continue – and increase – its current contribution to support efforts by the US-led Global Coalition against Daesh

Major Kiely Pepper, who has been named in the New Zealand Defence Force Invictus Games team to compete in The Netherlands next year, competing in the 2018 Games in Sydney. NZDF photo.

Invictus Games New Zealand News

New Zealand names its 2020 INVICTUS Games Team

04/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2194 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force has named its team to compete at the Invictus Games in The Netherlands next year.

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld returns his first general salute as Chief of Air Force. Photo by Sergeant Brett Sherriff.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

New Chief of Air Force welcomed in Canberra

03/07/201903/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4100 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force welcomed its new chief – Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld – during a ceremonial change-of-command parade

ADF Australian News

Defence tendering to replace troubled 5-year-old eHealth System

02/07/201902/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2881 Views 0 Comments

Defence is seeking to acquire a new system to improve the delivery of health care to Australian Defence Force personnel

New Zealand Army vehicles are prepared for loading onto HMNZS Canterbury at the New Zealand port of Napier, headed for Exercise Talisman Sabre in Queensland, Australia. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News Talisman Sabre

Kiwis headed for Talisman Sabre 2019

01/07/201901/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4298 Views 0 Comments

More than 600 New Zealand Defence Force personnel, 27 New Zealand Army light armoured vehicles, three Royal New Zealand Air