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Support staff from Thales Australia, Port of Darwin and the ADF assist in the re-arming of HMAS Warramunga's vertical launching system in Darwin, NT. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan White. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

Three navies re-load with missiles in Australia’s north

27/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1628 Views 1 Comment Darwin, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, HMAS Warramunga, Royal Canadian Navy, Thales, US Navy

With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward

Personnel from HMAS Maitland line the upper decks to start the decommissioning ceremony at Larraykeyah Defence Precinct in Darwin on Thursday, 28 April 2022. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

Service ends for ‘Invincible 88’ HMAS Maitland

06/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2307 Views 0 Comments Darwin, decommissioning, HMAS Maitland, Larraykeyah Defence Precinct

HMAS Maitland has completed her service to the nation and was decommissioned at her home port of Darwin on April 28. CAPTION:

U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, arrive in Darwin, Australia to begin preparation for exercise Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) on April 13, 2016. US Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Osvaldo L. Ortega III

Australian MRF-D News Overseas USA

Marines back in Darwin for annual rotation

14/04/201602/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5145 Views 0 Comments Darwin, Marines

Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 13, 2016,

File photo: USAF B-52 in Darwin in 2014. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Terry Hartin

Australian News Overseas

B-52 to operate out of RAAF Base Darwin

05/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7210 Views 0 Comments B-52, Darwin

A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber will conduct training activities in the Northern Territory and operate out of RAAF

Ship's Company from NUSHIP Adelaide, play the part of civilian evacuees being transported to HMAS Canberra on a landing craft, during an evacuation exercise.

ADF Australian News

Defence money to build Darwin barge facility

23/06/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4284 Views 2 Comments Darwin, HMAS Canberra, Royal Australian Navy

An $18 million project to construct a Multi User Barge Ramp Facility in Darwin has been approved by parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to