Aussie Growler involved in ‘an incident’ in USA
Defence has confirmed the occurrence of an incident involving an Australian EA-18G Growler at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during
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Growlers ready for first international exercise
Four EA-18G Growler aircraft and crews from Number 6 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley are preparing to deploy on their
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RAAF Santas drop pressies on remote islands
A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules and crew is currently deployed on Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 2017. MAIN
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MRTT mates with BOne
A KC-30A MRTT air-to-air refueller from RAAF Base Amberley was kept busy recently, refuelling a range of aircraft during Exercise
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End ex for Lancers at Amberley
Royal Australian Air Force aircraft from Williamtown and Amberley have completed a training exercise with United States Air Force B-1B
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Two B1-B Lancers arrive at RAAF Base Amberley
Two United States Air Force B-1B Lancers are currently in Australia and have started training with the Royal Australian Air
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B1-B Lancers coming to Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley will host up to two United States Air Force B-1B Lancers as part of the United States-Australia
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Raytheon/Saab team to advance weapon suites
Raytheon and Saab are partnering to develop new weapons for infantry forces, initially concentrating on new upgrades for Saab’s 84mm
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SM-3 intercepts ballistic missile
A Raytheon-built Standard Missile-3 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea as part of a multinational operational exercise off
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Darwin-based Marines going home
The 2017 Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) has begun its departure from Darwin, bringing to an end the sixth rotation of
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50th anniversary of Naval Communication Station Harold E Holt
Minister for Defence Marise Payne today congratulated the Australian Defence Force and the United States Navy on the 50th anniversary
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Wearable shot-detectors out now
Boomerang Warrior-X is a light-weight, man-wearable system that pinpoints the location of a hostile shooter on the battlefield. Weighing just 340g,
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Raytheon adapting Tomahawk for moving targets
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a $119 million contract to begin integrating a new multi-mode seeker into the Tomahawk
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155mm artillery viewed from a drone
US Marines fire M777-A2 Howitzers from various locations in Syria during May and June, 2017. The Marines have been conducting
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Regional defence officials view US/Aust exercise in NT
Senior defence officials from Malaysia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam visited the Northern Territory to learn about the United States Force
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New war on terror in Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump made a speech this morning Australian time – Monday night in America – outlining America’s new
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President Donald Trumps full speech on USA’s new Afghan strategy
President Donald trump outlined America’s new strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia on 21 August 2017 (local time)… Read the
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RAAF joins massive air-lift exercise
The Royal Australian Air Force dispatched two of its largest aircraft — C-17A Globemaster III transport and KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker
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ADF support to USMC MV-22 recovery begins
The Australian Defence Force has commenced its support to US-led recovery operations following the MV-22 Osprey incident in Shoalwater Bay
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Update on USMC Osprey crash
The United States Marine Corps has confirmed that at around 3am Australian Eastern Standard Time today, the search and rescue
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