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Lockheed Martin selected to deliver ADF satellite communications

04/04/202304/11/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3190 Views 0 Comments JP9102, Lockhead Martin

Defence has announced Lockheed Martin Australia as the preferred tenderer to deliver on a new Australian Defence satellite communication system,

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A PAC-750XL aircraft currently in service with the PNGDF Air Wing. Photo by Wing Commander Tim Shaw.
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ADF gift two aircraft and support to PNGDF at Avalon

02/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2980 Views 0 Comments

Australia’s Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell and Papua New Guinea’s Chief of Defence Force Major‑General Mark Goina have

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Memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battles of FSBs Coral and Balmoral, at the Vietnam War Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra. Photo via DVA.
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Community organisations share $1million commemorative grants

13/01/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3275 Views 0 Comments

Community organisations across Australia will share in more than $1 million in grant funding to recognise veterans and preserve Australia’s

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Chief Petty Officer Anita van der Meer fought for the rights of gay and lesbian members in Defence. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
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ADF’s three decades of pride

01/11/202201/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2989 Views 0 Comments

In 1992, Chief Petty Officer Anita van der Meer was threatened with dismissal. CAPTION: Chief Petty Officer Anita van der

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RAAF technicians Corporal Nima Nikfarjam, centre, and Leading Aircraftman Matthew Crowe, left, talk with Hensoldt Australia instructor Prue Bowley about the ASR-NG radar system. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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First RAAF graduates of inaugural radar course

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4105 Views 0 Comments RAAF Amberley

Seven Air Force personnel have graduated from the inaugural Airport Surveillance Radar – Next Generation (ASR-NG) fixed defence air traffic

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Converted Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine are loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Captain Mike Edwards. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
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Our soldiers doing their bit for Ukraine

17/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3162 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, RAAF Amberley, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Ukraine

Albury-Wodonga is a long way from the battlefields of Ukraine, but local Australian Army soldiers are doing their bit to

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NZ Army soldiers receive instructions during Exercise Tagata’toa in New Caledonia. Photo courtesy French Armed Forces New Caledonia.
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New Zealand (and Oz) troops train with French Armed Forces New Caledonia

17/05/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3775 Views 0 Comments

Soldiers of the New Zealand Army have returned to field training in the Pacific after two years spent protecting New

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Australian Defence Force personnel on HMAS Adelaide line the flight deck as the ship returns to her home port of Fleet Base East in Sydney following a deployment on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.
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HMA Ships Adelaide and Supply return home

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2467 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Supply, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

HMA Ships Adelaide and Supply have returned to their home port in Fleet Base East in Sydney after an important

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Leading Seaman Sarah Battenally in pit lane as a participant in the Navy V8 Supercars placement program in 2015. Story by Angus Pagett.
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Endless possibilities in Navy career

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2472 Views 0 Comments International Women's Day

Tinkering with V8 supercars or 3D printing firefighting equipment may seem like unusual projects for a Navy marine technician. CAPTION:

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Captain Shannon Lemanski in training at Gallipoli Barracks wearing body armour and carrying an 18kg backpack. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Cpl Nicole Dorrett.
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Taking triathlon to the next level for charity

04/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2514 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade