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Sri Lanka Navy Divers and Royal Australian Navy Clearance Divers conduct interoperability exercises at the Sri Lanka Naval Base. Photo by Lieutenant Joe Woods.

An underwater cultural exchange Part II – The video.

21/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1745 Views 0 Comments Clearance Diving Team 4, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force

This video clip supports the previously posted story “An underwater cultural exchange”, originally posted here 20 July 2023. CAPTION: Sri

HMAS Canberra guides USS Canberra through Sydney Heads. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

News Royal Australian Navy USA Videos

Two ships called Canberra bond in Sydney

20/07/202320/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2033 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Canberra (I), US Navy, WWII

USS Canberra personnel welcomed the company of their sister ship, HMAS Canberra, on board for a tour while the ship

Sri Lanka Navy divers and Royal Australian Navy clearance divers underwater during an exerciseas part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. All photos by Lieutenant Joe Woods.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

An underwater cultural exchange

20/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1305 Views 0 Comments Clearance Diving Team 4, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Defence Force

Defence personnel stopped by Sri Lanka and participated in military exercises, workshops, training, sporting events and cultural activities as part

An Australian Army soldier from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, assists in filling Hesco barriers for protective works during Operation Render Safe, Nauru. Story by Captain Karam Louli . Photo by Sergeant Jarrod McAneney.

Australian Army News Pacific Videos

Aussie EOD techs deal with UXO in Nauru

19/07/202321/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1684 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Operation Render Safe, UXO, WWII

A team of Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists are working with authorities in Nauru to render safe an

Participants in biennial Exercise Resolute Hunter 23. Story by Sub Lieutenant Marina Riley.

News Royal Australian Navy USA

Historic first for Navy’s 816 Squadron

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1448 Views 0 Comments Exercise Resolute Hunter, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN)

Exercise Resolute Hunter has long been a cornerstone in maritime warfare training, bringing together allied forces to share expertise and

RAAF and USAF members work together during the arrival of a USAF C-17 Globemaster III into RAAF Base Townsville from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, as part of Exercise Mobility Guardian. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter.

News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

Aviators put skills to the test

14/07/202319/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2035 Views 0 Comments Exercise Mobile Guardian, No. 13 Squadron, No. 23 Squadron, No. 27 Squadron, RAAF Townsville

A contingent of RAAF personnel and aircraft are testing their readiness skills and interoperability with partner nations in an exercise

Marine technicians Able Seaman Liam Duncan (left) and Leading Seaman Aaron Dabinet work on one of HMAS Anzac’s capstans control panels during a scheduled maintenance period in Sembwang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac’s Singapore pitstop

14/07/202319/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1303 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, HMAS Anzac, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Royal Navy, Singapore

There was more than meets the eye to a scheduled maintenance period for HMAS Anzac alongside at the Sembawang Naval

Australian Government-donated Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles bound for Ukraine at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, in April 2022. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

Australian Army Europe News

30 more Bushmasters for Ukraine

12/07/202316/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1305 Views 3 Comments Ukraine

Australia will provide another 30 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine, expanding on our previous commitment of 90 Bushmasters. FILE

Australian Army Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles will be connected by the Army's new C$ EDGE systems. Photo by Trooper Jonathan Goedhart.

Australian Europe News Sovereign industry

Boxers built in Brisbane for export to Germany

11/07/202311/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2138 Views 7 Comments Boxer, Rheinmetall

The Albanese Government has agreed to a major defence export deal with Germany, signing an in-principle agreement for Australia to

A No. 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail aircraft soars through the clouds on a training sortie. Photo by Corporal Shannon McCarthy.

Europe News Royal Australian Air Force

Is Australia getting too close to Ukraine action with Wedgetail deployment?

11/07/202316/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3229 Views 29 Comments E-7A Wedgetail, Ukraine

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail and about 100 aviators will be

Vietnam’s President Võ Văn Thưởng with peacekeepers from the Vietnam People's Army Level Two Field Hospital contingent - Rotation Five, alongside a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster during a farewell ceremony from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to South Sudan. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.

Asia News Rest of World Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF flies Vietnamese peacekeepers to South Sudan

08/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4620 Views 2 Comments South Sudan, united Nations, UNMISS, Vietnam

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster has transported more than 60 Vietnamese military personnel deploying to the United Nations

Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Roxanne Phillip giving a practical lesson on the 10,000lb cargo net at Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Suva, Fiji. Story by Flight Lieutenant Steffi Blavius. Photo by Flight Sergeant Anne Strode.

News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF team delivers critical training in Fiji

07/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1397 Views 0 Comments Coral Warrior, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Royal Australian Air Force School of Administration and Logistics Training (RAAFSALT)

In a demonstration of dedication and flexibility, a team of instructors from the Royal Australian Air Force School of Administration

An RNZAF P-8A Poseidon at RNZAF Base Ohakea. RNZAF's Poseidon fleet is now operational, taking over the role carried out by P-3 Orions for the past 57 years. RNZDF photo supplied.

New Zealand News

New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon fleet now operational

01/07/202330/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1972 Views 0 Comments P-8A Poseidon, RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force

After four years preparing to operate and maintain the new Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol

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 2094 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

USS America's MH-60S helicopter is marshalled by HMAS Anzac’s Leading Seaman Joshua Leach during deck landing training on board Anzac. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. All photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac busy in Korean and Japanese waters

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2608 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, Operation Argos

From South Korea to Japan, HMAS Anzac has continued to conduct important exercises, operations and engagement activities. CAPTION: USS America’s

A HIMARS crewmember with the US Army's 17th Field Artillery Brigade guides his vehicle at the Port of Tacoma, Washington, before loading on a ship bound for Australia. US Army photo by Sergeant Joshua Oh.

Australian Army News USA

Significant HIMARS live-fire exercise scheduled for WA

28/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2310 Views 1 Comment HIMARS

Western Australia is set to host a key US/Australian exercise that will develop how the Australian Defence Force employs land-based,

M113AS4 armoured personnel carriers. Photo by Corporal Steve Duncan.

Australian Army Europe News

“Banana Republic” pledges another $110million aid package to Ukraine

27/06/202327/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3595 Views 20 Comments Ukraine

Australia has pledged a new $110 million assistance package to Ukraine – including 70 military vehicles, 105mm artillery ammunition and

Captain Chris Wetherell pack marches alongside members of the Papua New Guinea Engineer Battalion during a partnership visit in Lae, Papua New Guinea. Story by Major Taylor Lynch. All photos by Warrant Officer Class Two Neil Ruskin.

Australian Army News Overseas

Engineers bond on pack march in PNG

23/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2537 Views 2 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, PNGDF

During a partnership visit to their sister unit in Papua New Guinea, sappers from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER)

A Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130H Hercules drops a heavy equipment platform. Story by Tastri Murdoch. Photo by Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 air-drop training in Australia

21/06/202321/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2751 Views 0 Comments Army No. 176 Air Dispatch Squadron, C-130H, C-130J, No. 37 Squadron, RAAF Richmond, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) provided support to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) as it conducted air

Engineering officer trainees Royal New Zealand Navy Sub-Lieutenant Aron Mago, left, and Royal Australian Navy Sub-Lieutenant Jarad Barber at HMAS Cerberus’ technical training faculty. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Petty Officer Nina Fogliani.

New Zealand Royal Australian Navy

Fast friends from across the ditch

16/06/202320/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1630 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, RNZN

For Royal New Zealand Navy officer Sub-Lieutenant Aron Mago, travelling to Australia to undertake the Engineer Officers’ Application Course has