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Explosive ordnance technicians from the Australian Army, PNG Defence Force and Canadian Armed Forces prepare to remotely move explosive ordnance during Operation Render Safe in East New Britain, PNG. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

Operation renders East New Britain safer

02/07/202602/07/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 612 Views 0 Comments Operation Render Safe, PNGDF, WWII

More than 2200 munitions were disposed of across East New Britain during Operation Render Safe 2026. CAPTION: Explosive ordnance technicians

An Australian Army explosive ordnance disposal technician on Operation Render Safe 26 prepares a charge to destroy unexploded ordnance in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

ADF New Zealand News Pacific

International team blows WWII-era explosives in PNG

28/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 890 Views 0 Comments

Six New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel were part of a multinational effort in Papua New Guinea to destroy about

HMAS Diamantina sails ahead of HMAS Yarra as the ships depart Cairns during Operation Render Safe. Story and photo by Captain Jacob Joseph.

History News Pacific Royal Australian Navy

Minehunter crews eager to help

26/06/202626/06/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 886 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, HMAS Diamantina, HMAS Yarra, Huon-class Minehunter, Operation Render Safe, Tuvalu

A Royal Australian Navy task unit departed Cairns on June 19, bound for the Pacific nation of Tuvalu to search

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Super Hercules takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 26-2. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Owen Daives.

New Zealand News USA

Kiwi Herc flies home from Alaska

23/06/202623/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 503 Views 0 Comments

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules has successfully taken part in the United States Air Force-led Exercise Red

A missing Cook Islands fisherman waves to the crew of the RNZAF P-8A after they found him west of Pukapuka Island. RNZDF photo supplied.

New Zealand News

RNZAF Poseidon spots fisherman missing for a week

20/06/202620/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 529 Views 0 Comments

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon crew found a solo fisherman missing for a week in the northern

Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) arrives at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia for a scheduled Submarine Maintenance Period (SMP). Photo by Able Seaman Jaxsen Shinners.

Australian News USA

US submarine squadron established in WA

17/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 922 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

The US Navy has reestablished Submarine Squadron 3 (CSS-3), which will operate out of HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. FILE

Fijian fishermen in trouble at sea are found by a Royal New Zealand Air Force Poseidon. NZDF photo supplied.

New Zealand News

RNZAF P-8A Poseidon spots missing vessels for two successful Pacific rescues

13/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 591 Views 0 Comments

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon has successfully located eight people on two missing boats in the Pacific.

HMAS Sydney V sails past the mast of HMAS Sydney I as the ship departs for a Regional Presence Deployment, Sydney Harbour, NSW. Photo by Petty Officer David Cox.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Sydney departs on Regional Presence Deployment

13/06/202613/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 883 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney

Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney sailed from Fleet Base East in Sydney Harbour on Tuesday 9 June, commencing the third

Royal New Zealand Navy's Lieutenant Chris Wise at an observation post in the Golan Heights. NZDF photo supplied.

Middle East New Zealand News

New Zealand’s Middle East military observers stay positive in conflict zone

09/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 455 Views 0 Comments

Seeking shelter during missile alerts, handling the tension during inspections, and avoiding explosive remnants of war are the necessities of

Royal Gurkha Rifles prepare to conduct a training serial in the Take Military Training Area during Exercise Kukri, supported by 2/1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. NZDF photo supplied.

New Zealand News

Gurkhas train under Southern Alps

05/06/202605/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 816 Views 0 Comments Royal Gurkha Rifles

Soldiers from the New Zealand Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR) recently trained alongside

Soldiers of the New Zealand Army, Ngāti Tūmatauenga, pose with their Korean colleagues at the Korea Combat Training Center. Photo supplied.

New Zealand News

NZ infantry platoon completes 90-day deployment in South Korea

05/06/202622/07/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 350 Views 0 Comments

A New Zealand Army infantry platoon has successfully completed a highly demanding three-month deployment to the Republic of Korea (ROK)

An Australian Defence Force member delivers a training brief to Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel during a platoon and company sergeants' battle course on Operation KUDU 26. Photo by Sergeant Samuel Miller.

ADF Europe News

Australia moving Ukraine trainers to Poland

04/06/202604/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1063 Views 0 Comments Operation Kudu, Poland, Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF)

Australian Defence Force personnel will henceforth train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland as part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to supporting Ukraine’s

Multi-mission reconnaissance Bravo craft delivered to the United States Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California. Image supplied.

Australian News Sovereign industry USA

Australia’s Whiskey Project wins USMC contract

02/06/202602/06/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1357 Views 0 Comments

The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), manufacturer of next-generation multi-mission reconnaissance and tactical watercraft, has been awarded a contract to build