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HMAS Parramatta arrives at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia to begin a capability upgrade. Photo by Petty Officer Richard Cordell.

Billions promised for Henderson shipyards expansion

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4644 Views 0 Comments Henderson WA

The Australian government will establish a consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence Precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard to underpin tens of billions

An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank fires during Exercise Jericho Dawn 2016. Photo by Sergeant Pete Gammie

Australian Army Europe News

Australia donates retiring Abrams to Ukraine

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3413 Views 9 Comments M1A1 Abrams, M1A2 Abrams, Ukraine

The Australian government has announced it will gift 49 retiring M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to bolster that country’s fight

Commander 9th Brigade Brigadier Tim Orders presents World War 2 veteran, Glen Dobie, with his Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp 'PNG'. Story and photos by Captain Peter March.

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WWII digger receives service medal at 99

17/10/202418/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2713 Views 0 Comments WWII

Glen Dobie was 18 when he, like many other young Australians, answered the call to arms during World War II.

Squadron Leader Jason Gamlin, right, is presented with his 4000th Hornet hour patch by Officer Commanding 82 Wing, Group Captain Paul Jarvis, at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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Second pilot hits 4000 hours in Hornets

17/10/202422/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2653 Views 0 Comments F/A-18A/B Hornets, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Senior Fighter Combat Instructor Squadron Leader Jason Gamlin has racked up 4000 flying hours in the Hornet – the second

A Royal New Zealand Navy diver examines the wreck of HMNZS Manawanui. New Zealand Defence Force photo.

New Zealand News Pacific

Update on HMNZS Manawanui sinking

16/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5764 Views 1 Comment HMNZS Manawanui

The New Zealand Defence Force issued an update for media today, sending us the first official photos of HMNZS Manawanui in

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell and Warrant Officer – Air Force Ralph Clifton unveil the plaques commemorating the loss of 100 Squadron members who perished while serving on Beauforts A9-186 and A9-374 in 1943, at RAAF Base Point Cook. Story by Flight Lieutenant Karyn Markwell. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell..

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Honouring devotion to duty

11/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3133 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, No. 100 Squadron, RAAF Point Cook, WWII

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, along with dignitaries and family members, attended the memorial service and plaque

Australian Army News Science & Technology

Land autonomous systems and teaming demonstration

11/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 5082 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Army Battle Lab, Puckapunyal, Robotics and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO)

From commanding armoured vehicles in land combat to operating emerging technology, robotics and autonomous systems, soldiers from the 1st Armoured

HMAS Warramunga arrives at Port Melville, Melville Island, Northern Territory, where the Expeditionary Logistics Team – Maritime provided food and fuel to the ship before returning to the sea phase of Exercise Kakadu. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Warrant Officer Shane Cameron.

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Strengthening Navy’s supply chain

11/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3387 Views 1 Comment 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, Exercise Kakadu, Expeditionary Logistics Team – Maritime (ELT-M), HMAS Warramunga

Navy added an important link to its supply chain recently as it proved the Expeditionary Logistics Team – Maritime (ELT-M)

From left, Able Seaman Ben Champley, Leading Seaman Joanne Hill and Leading Seaman Rocky Ahwang help to make Anzac biscuits during a visit to Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan SANZAC school in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Aussie personnel help Malaysian community

11/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1984 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney, Malaysia, Royal Malaysian Navy

As members from HMAS Sydney’s ship’s company walked through the hallways of a school in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, they felt

The future Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel at Devonport Naval Base. Photo by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.

New Zealand News Pacific

Aussie expert on Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui sinking

11/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4632 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in

HMAS Sydney’s bridge team waves towards Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Sazanami during a formation foxtrot as part of a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Sydney participates in ship-to-ship culture swap

09/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3419 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, Royal New Zealand Navy, US Navy

Experiencing another country’s ship for a day while in the middle of the ocean isn’t something everyone will get to

An Army light armoured vehicle from 2nd Cavalry Regiment crosses a river during Exercise Regional Warfighter at Tully Training Area, Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Eddie Pa’ak (Papua New Guinea Defence Force). Photos by Corporal Jack Pearce.

Australian Army News

Cavalry comes to grips with jungle conditions

09/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2600 Views 0 Comments 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Exercise Regional Warfighter

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment completed 12 days of training last month that culminated in a 48-hour full mission profile using

Private Jack Hayes prepares for a photography task at the Army Logistic Training Centre at Latchford Barracks, Bonegilla, Victoria. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photo by Private Joseph Hess.

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Shooting for the stars in the Red Centre

08/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2870 Views 1 Comment 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Army Logistic Training Centre

When Private Jack Hayes transitioned out of full-time service in 2017, he could not have predicted re-enlisting five years later

Army's Major Thomas Bittner briefs ADF Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General Susan Coyle in the Air Force Space Command Operations Centre during Exercise Pitch Black this year. Story by Ricky Bryan. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

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Unity on space rules more important than ever

08/10/202416/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1970 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Command, Combined Space Operations (CSpO)

The international engagements that help to set rules, establish norms and promote responsible behaviour in space are central to advancing

Australian Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, engage a threat after receiving fire-control orders during a joint field training exercise conducted on Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2024 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Story and photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Army linguists bridge culture gap in Indonesia

08/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2359 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Super Garuda Shield, Indonesian National Armed Forces, linguists

Army linguists played an important role at this year’s Exercise Super Garuda Shield, held last month. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from

HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon as part of Operation Render Safe 2022. Photo bu Petty Officer Christopher Weissenborn.

New Zealand News Pacific

HMNZS Manawanui survivors homeward bound

07/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2804 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

Crew and passengers from Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui will be flown home to Auckland tonight aboard a

HMNZS Manawanui at sea for the first time under Royal New Zealand Navy Control, in the Hauraki Gulf. NZDF photo.

New Zealand News Pacific

HMNZS Manawanui hits reef and sinks off Samoa

06/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4251 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Manawanui

Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday evening

Australian High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus Fiona McKergow assists a woman and her family to board a bus after arriving in Larnaca, Cyrpus, by Australian-government chartered aircraft from Beirut, Lebanon. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Deployment of ADF personnel and aircraft to the Middle East

06/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4008 Views 0 Comments Operation Beech

ADF personnel and aircraft have been deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Beech – Defence’s support of

Flight Lieutenant Declan Foley prepares a 6 Squadron EA-18G Growler for the Royal Australian Air Force's first sortie during Exercise Tarang Shakti 24, at Air Force Station, Jodhpur, India. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

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RAAF’s first exercise in India

04/10/202405/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4466 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growler, Exercise Tarang Shakti, Indian Armed Forces, No. 6 Squadron

For the first time, Royal Australian Air Force combat aircraft have taken to the skies of India for Exercise Tarang

Army medic Corporal Orlando Tagaloa participates in Exercise Rendezvous Acacia at the Wide Bay Training area, Queensland. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

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Gentle giant enjoys medical mentoring role

04/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2561 Views 0 Comments 3rd Health Battalion, Exercise Rendezvous Acacia, Operation Kudu

When you first lay eyes on Army medic Corporal Orlando Tagaloa, his towering stature and formidable physique instantly command attention.