Kiwis send largest contingent to Pitch Black 24
Australia’s friends from across the ditch have sent their largest contingent to the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest international exercise.
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Italian fighter jet crashes in NT outback
A Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000 from the Italian air force crashed in remote bushland in the Northern Territory while participating in
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Australian and Filipino soldiers exchange tactics
Mortars, urban combat clearance, signals, first aid and combat shooting were just some of the categories of training conducted in
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Italy soars into Pitch Black debut
As the sun rose over RAAF Base Darwin, F-35s from one of Exercise Pitch Black’s newest participants took to the
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Building Army’s fleet of medium landing craft begins
The build of 18 medium landing craft for the Army’s new littoral fleet has been accelerated according to the current
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HMAS Sydney’s new missile fire a major milestone
Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney has conducted a successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile, Navy’s replacement for the ageing Harpoon
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Lighting a candle for fallen aviators on London trip
Australia’s new Chief of Air Force has embarked on his first overseas trip, arriving in London for a series of
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Austral Shield turns up the heat
On a comfortable 26-degree winter’s day in Far North Queensland, Army personnel, vehicles and equipment from Brisbane’s 11th Brigade arrived
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Captain Matthew Flinders finally returns home
The ADF was on hand recently for the reburial of the Royal Navy captain who led the first circumnavigation of
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Army surveyors shoot lasers
Shooting lasers is all in a day’s work for the small cohort of Army surveyors. CAPTION: Australian Army surveyor Sapper Shaun
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Poseidon hunts submarines in the Pacific
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon dropped four exercise torpedoes on a US Navy nuclear submarine during a maritime
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7RAR says goodbye to its mascots – doesn’t say why
Clad in unit colours, William and Elizabeth, the beloved pig mascots of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR),
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Taking fuel from German Navy
For HMAS Sydney’s crew, a replenishment at sea (RAS) is a well-practised mariner skill, but taking fuel from the German
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Exercise Pitch Black – in videos
Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement exercise, with forces drawn from a
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Remembering SAS hero dog Kuga
Belgian Mallinois Kuga saved lives in Afghanistan but paid the ultimate price, succumbing to war wounds on 24 July 2012.
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All systems go on largest Pitch Black
In the presence of friends, and surrounded by allied aircraft on the heat of the flightline, senior ADF officers and
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Italy’s flagship debut at Pitch Black
In an historic first, the Italian Navy’s flagship, the aircraft carrier Cavour, has arrived in Australia to participate in Exercise
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RAAF surgeon leads international medical team at RIMPAC
A RAAF medical officer is filling one of three component surgeon positions, charged with ensuring the care of more than
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New software ensures a safer flight
The Government’s focus on Australian industry capability has resulted in the delivery of an Australian-developed software Weight and Balance Tool
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15 new Bushmasters ordered for HIMARS regiment
The Australian government has ordered 15 new Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles under a $45 million contract with Bendigo-based Thales. FILE
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