Monday, November 24, 2025
Latest:
  • The Chain of Command must stand for something …
  • New livery on new transport for RNZAF
  • Dealing with my piles (of dirt)
  • Connecting then and now
  • 9 Squadron flies again

CONTACT magazine

Australia's best free military news site

  • NEWS
  • Poetry
  • Podcasts
  • Fitness
  • Videos
  • Archives
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Write to us
CONTACT magazine

Exercise Keen Sword

Leading Seaman Aircrewman Jake Williams looks out from HMAS Hobart's embarked MH-60R helicopter ‘Carnage’ during a cross-deck onto US Navy Aircraft Carrier, USS Ronald Reagan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Able Seaman Emily Johnson.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Top Gun experience for Seahawk crew

01/12/202201/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1517 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, MH-60R Seahawk, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy personnel who operate and maintain the MH-60R helicopter embarked in HMAS Hobart had a Top Gun experience

Read more
USNS Rappahannock, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Hobart during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Japan News Royal Australian Navy UK USA 

Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2316 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, US Navy

Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan

Read more

Hours more reading…

OUR SUPPORTERS…