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2 Flying Training School trainee Pilot Officer Gabrielle Adamson takes Air Force Indigenous Youth Program participant Indiana Baines through the paces of a Pilatus PC-21 simulated flight at RAAF Base Pearce, WA. Story by Stephanie Hallen. All photos by Flying Officer Michael Thomas.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Students step into the shoes of aviators

07/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1371 Views 0 Comments 2FTS, Indigenous Youth Program, PC-21, RAAF Pearce

Perth students were recently given the unique opportunity to experience a typical day in the life of a Royal Australian

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Rhan Hooper chats with Indigenous Liaison Officer Flight Lieutenant Sarah Woods during his visit to the Yarning circle at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Taylor Anderson.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Defence links to indigenous artefact

07/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1067 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, NAIDOC Week, RAAF Amberley

A suspected World War 2-era nulla nulla, gifted to former Brisbane Lions AFL player Rhan Hooper, was the catalyst for

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Army signallers from 144 Signal Squadron participate in high-frequency radio activity Exercise Pacific Horizon at Warradale Barracks, SA. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Sergeant Peng Zhang.

Australian Army News

Signals competition on Pacific exercise

07/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1194 Views 0 Comments 144th Signal Squadron, Exercise Pacific Horizon

Army signallers across Australia engaged in friendly competition while testing their high-frequency (HF) proficiency during international Exercise Pacific Horizon. CAPTION:

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Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Harrison Mash coordinates a surveillance and reconnaissance bi-lateral training mission on board a RAAF P-8A Poseidon during a flight in Tamil Nadu, India, at the beginning of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 23. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

ADF’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 begins

07/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1642 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023

Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) 2023, commenced this week in India and will visit 14 countries over

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Saab ground combat systems Carl Gustaf M4 with FCS 558. Image supplied.

Defence buys more Carl Gustaf M4s

05/07/202305/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2158 Views 3 Comments Carl Gustaf M4

Saab has announced it has received an order from the Australian Department of Defence to supply additional Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapons.

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17 Squadron firefighters assisted NTFRS where a freight train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in the town of Katherine, NT. Photo: Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Tindal firies help at train crash

04/07/202306/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1731 Views 0 Comments No. 17 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Firefighters from 17 Squadron in RAAF Base Tindal assisted the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) in responding to

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Australian Army officers and soldiers of 13 Engineer Regiment on parade to mark the unit's first birthday at the University of Western Australia. Story by Major Sandra Seman-Bourke. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Specialist STEM regiment marks first year

04/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2352 Views 1 Comment 13 Engineer Regiment, 13th Brigade, 22 Engineer Squadron

A ceremonial parade marked the establishment and first birthday of 13th Brigade’s 13th Engineer Regiment, the first of its kind

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The South Korean K9 Thunder conducting test firing at a testing facility in South Korea. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

Australian Army News Science & Technology Sovereign industry

Aussie Army tests new self-propelled howitzer in Korea

04/07/202306/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2519 Views 2 Comments AS9 Huntsman

Tests of Army’s incoming AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer, with its three-round burst and automated loading capabilities, are nearing completion in

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Australian Army soldiers disembark a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport at RAAF Base Darwin after their deployment to the United Kingdom on Operation Kudu. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Captain Annie Richardson.

Australian Army News

Aussies return after training Ukrainians

04/07/202305/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1548 Views 1 Comment KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, Operation Kudu, RAAF Darwin, Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF)

The soldiers of rotation two of Operation Kudu touched down on Australian soil in time for Territory Day, greeted by

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An Air Force Hawk 127 and F-35A Lightning II prepare to take off during Exercise High Sierra at RAAF Base Townsville in Queensland. Story by Flying Officer Sharon Sebastian. All photos by LAC Ryan Howell.

News Royal Australian Air Force

New F-35 pilots graduate

04/07/202305/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1521 Views 0 Comments Exercise High Sierra, F-35A Lightning II, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, RAAF Townsville

Exercise High Sierra is back gracing Townsville airspace once again, following a two-year hiatus, to graduate the latest cadre of

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Defence rents Darwin’s COVID quarantine centre for surge accommodation

03/07/202303/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1738 Views 0 Comments Howard Springs

The Albanese Government and the Northern Territory Government today signed an agreement to establish the Defence Accommodation Precinct Darwin at

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Doug and Kaye Baird, parents of Australian Army soldier Corporal Cameron Baird, VC, MG, and brother Brendan Baird during the 2nd Commando Regiment memorial service at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

ADF People Australian Army History Lest We Forget

More to Baird, VC, than the warrior

03/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1636 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, Afghanistan, Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG, Holsworthy Barracks, Victoria Cross

Corporal Cameron Baird, VC, MG, is often remembered as a face-painted warrior from the popular portrait, but his closest mates

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ADV Cape Capricorn deployed to Operation Resolute in May.

News Royal Australian Navy

Night boarding in the Timor Sea

03/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1243 Views 0 Comments ADV Cape Capricorn, Operation Resolute

Thirty-one days into its first sea posting, Navy’s newest patrol boat landed its first catch, a type three foreign fishing

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Flight deck crew on HMAS Adelaide 'hot refuel' a running MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during Exercise Ocean Explorer 2017, off the west coast of Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

Multi-million$ contract to refine ADF fuel in Oz

03/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2294 Views 2 Comments

Australian company Viva Energy Refining Pty Ltd has been awarded a $450million-per-year contract to refine and supply fuel for the

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Artists concept of a possible SSN-AUKUS, Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine. Image supplied.

News Royal Australian Navy

New Australian Submarine Agency to manage nuclear subs

02/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1932 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) – which will be responsible and accountable for the management and oversight of the nuclear-powered submarine

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AH-64E Apache fitted with AN/APG-78 LONGBOW fire-control radar – doubled its range without any hardware changes. Photo supplied.

Australian Army News

Australia’s Apaches will be based in Townsville

02/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2247 Views 1 Comment AH-64E Apache

The government has announced it will spend nearly $700 million in Townsville to support the Australian Army’s new AH-64E Apache

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Director General Training and Doctrine Brigadier Glenn Ryan signs the Joint Technical Trades and Training Services (JTTS) contract at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Morrison.

Defence outsources technical-trades training

30/06/202302/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8381 Views 20 Comments TAFE

Thousands of sailors, soldiers and aviators will be trained in technical trades under a five-year $300 million contract with Wodonga

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Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hepworth (left) and Colonel Robin Smith (second from right) meet with French Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthias Leroy, supported by the Australian Army Liaison Officer to the French Army, Lieutenant Colonel Dean Kachab (right). Story by Emma Kennedy. Photo by Eloïse Marreau.

Australian Army Europe News Overseas

Aussies visit French robot testers

29/06/202303/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2096 Views 0 Comments France, Robotics

Australian Army personnel strengthened ties with the French Army during a visit to the Robotic Experimentation Platoon at the Centre

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An Australian Army soldier from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment jumps from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook during a helocasting serial as part of Exercise Sea Explorer. Photo by Able Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy

Aiming for perfect landings from sea and air

29/06/202303/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1688 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Explorer, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Choules

The Whitsundays were the perfect setting last week for the start of the Australian Defence Force’s largest amphibious exercises in

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A pair of US Navy and Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters at the Sikorsky Australia facilities in Nowra, NSW. Story by Emma Taylor. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry

Nowra maintenance on US Navy helicopter a first

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2106 Views 0 Comments MH-60R, MH-60R Seahawk, Sikorsky, US Navy

The first ever deep maintenance activity on a US Navy MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopter in Australia has been completed at

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