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A US Air Force KC-10 at Brisbane International Airport prepares for an air-to-air refuelling mission off the coast of Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Christabel Migliorini.
Australian News Talisman Sabre USA 

KC-10 air-to-air refuelling over Queensland

22/07/201921/08/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4523 Views 0 Comments

Media were invited to fly on a US Air Force KC-10 Extender air-to-air refilling tanker this week and CONTACT stringer

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United States Marine Corps and United States Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems perform a live firing drill at Plains Airfield during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Photo by Leading Seaman Craig Walton.
News Science & Technology Talisman Sabre USA Videos 

Lockheed Martin to build more HIMARS

17/07/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4247 Views 3 Comments

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to produce a new run of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – HIMARS – launchers and associated

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USAF and RAAF C-17 maintainers work together on a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

US and Aussie technicians allowed to fix each other’s C-17s

21/06/201921/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3230 Views 0 Comments

The United States and Australia have agreed on a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of C-17A Globemaster transport

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Australian Army riflemen from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a simulated assault with United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey support at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.
ADF Asia Australian Australian Army MRF-D News USA Videos 

Southern Jackaroo wraps up tri-lateral exercise

07/06/201902/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5048 Views 0 Comments

A two-week military field exercise has been completed this week, with more than 700 Australian Defence Force, United States Marine

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Lance Cpl. Sandoval-Pereyra, US Marine Corps, died after vehicle accident in Australia, 28 May 2019.
Australian MRF-D News USA 

US Marine dead after training accident at Mount Bundey

29/05/201902/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3924 Views 0 Comments

A 21-year-old United States Marine died yesterday from injuries received in a vehicle accident during training in Mount Bundy Training

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US Navy tests 5-inch Excalibur N5. Raytheon photo.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA Videos 

US Navy tests 5-inch Excalibur precision

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4343 Views 0 Comments

Raytheon and the US Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur N5 munition test firings in the US this week

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Raytheon’s troposcatter system transmitting during U.S. Army field testing. The system works by scattering signals in the troposphere to overcome the limits of terrain and the potential loss of satellite availability. Raytheon image.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

US Army’s $billion$ ‘Wi-Fi from the sky’

06/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3031 Views 0 Comments

Raytheon will deliver new troposcatter communication systems to the US Army as part of a 10-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up

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Raytheon-built, ATV-mounted, high-energy laser system. Raytheon photo.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Raytheon sends drones to HEL

02/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4035 Views 0 Comments

US Air Force personnel used Raytheon-built microwave systems and high-energy lasers to bring down dozens of small drones, flying alone and in

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SM-3’s exoatmospheric kill vehicle collides with its target with the genetic equivalent of a 10-ton truck traveling at 600 mph – negating the need for an explosive warhead. Raytheon image.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Raytheon send two kill vehicles to take down ICBM

26/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4032 Views 0 Comments

US Missile Defense Agency, in partnership with the Boeing-led industry team, tested two Raytheon exoatmospheric kill vehicles (EKV) against a

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Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ on its first flight at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida, facility. Lockheed Martin photo.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA Videos 

Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT takes off

25/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8957 Views 0 Comments

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight last Thursday at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida site and already Lockheed

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A RAAF Number 77 Squadron F/A-18A Hornet taxies for an Exercise Red Flag 19-1 night mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Exercise Red Flag 19-1 ends

16/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3850 Views 0 Comments

Members of the Royal Australian Air Force have completed three-weeks of intensive training during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 19-1 in

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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln fires a RIM-162D Sea Sparrow missile from a NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System during combat systems ship qualification trials. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacques-Laurent Jean-Gilles.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Raytheon fires first-of-type demo for new ship defence

06/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3665 Views 0 Comments

Raytheon and the US Navy have successfully completed the first-ever, live-fire test of the latest generation of the Ship Self

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A Royal Australian Air Force Number 77 Squadron F/A-18A Hornet aircraft departs Nellis Air Force Base to participate in an Exercise Red Flag 19-1 mission. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force USA 

RAAF deploys for Ex Red Flag 19-1

28/01/201910/02/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4686 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed more than 370 personnel and eight aircraft to participate in the world’s most

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News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

MOHOC tactical live streaming on the battlefield

27/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4273 Views 0 Comments MOHOC

MOHOC – creator of the world’s first military-optimised helmet cameras, launched LASO, a WiFi-based tactical video transmitter to livestream video

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A pair of United States Air Force B-52 bombers fly over Canberra during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology USA 

B-52s conclude 2018 bombing runs in Australia

11/12/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4167 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force has completed a training exercise on the eastern Australian coast with two United States Air

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US and New Zealand soldiers listen to a situation briefing at the Joint Readiness Training Centre in Fort Polk, Louisiana. Photo supplied by NZDF.
New Zealand News Overseas USA 

150 Kiwis embed with fully equipped US light infantry brigade

23/11/201823/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4094 Views 0 Comments Fort Polk, Joint Readiness Training Centre, JRTC, RNZIR, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

About 150 New Zealand Defence Force troops have just completed a two-week exercise with 4400 United States Army soldiers in

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HMAS Hobart underway at sea. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thomson.
Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology USA 

HMAS Hobart cross-links data with US ship in Cooperative Engagement Capability test

07/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4142 Views 0 Comments Cooperative Engagement Capability, HMAS Hobart

In a first for our Australian and US navies, HMAS Hobart has successfully tested a significant new communications capability, proving

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Personnel of the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin prepare to board their flight home from RAAF Darwin, Northern Territory. Photo by Sub Lieutenant Max Logan.
Australian MRF-D News USA 

MRF-D 18 happy to be going home

28/10/201802/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4826 Views 0 Comments Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MRF-D

The 2018 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), consisting of 1587 US Marines, has completed another six months of training

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US Marines fire an M982 Excalibur® from an M777 155mm howitzer during a fire support mission at Fire Base Fiddlers Green, Helmand province, Afghanistan, October 2011. US DoD photo.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA Videos 

Excalibur improved to hit moving targets

10/10/201810/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5578 Views 0 Comments Excalibur

Raytheon and the US Army has completed development of an enhanced Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile. FILE PHOTO (October 2011): US Marines fire

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US Army soldiers fire a Stinger shoulder-launched air-defence missile. US Army photo.
News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Stinger now has proximity fuse

10/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5502 Views 0 Comments Stinger missile

The US Army has completed qualification testing for a new proximity fuze that significantly enhances  Stinger missiles, favoured by armies

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