Aussie sailor dies on overseas deployment
Defence has just announced that a Royal Australian Navy sailor has died overseas while on deployment in the western Pacific.
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MinDef hosts NATO chief on HMAS Hobart
Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – NATO – Jens Stoltenberg visited Garden Island Defence Precinct yesterday, hosted
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First Exercise Pacific Vanguard a success
The first iteration of Exercise Pacific Vanguard was successfully held off the coast of Guam over the period 22 to
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NUSHIP Sydney could be delivered a year ahead of current schedule
A significant capability upgrade to the Hobart-class destroyers will allow NUSHIP Sydney to enter into operation one year ahead of
Read moreVeteran Review Board members 2019
Ms Jane Anderson Ms Anderson has been appointed as the Principal Member of the Veterans’ Review Board for a five
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Retired after 43-year Navy career
Warrant Officer Andrew Freame has retired from the Permanent Navy after 43 and a half years of diligent service. CAPTION:
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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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HMNZS Te Kaha plays with the big toys
Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha being resupplied at sea with aviation fuel by giant United States aircraft
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HMNZS Te Kaha hunting subs off Japan
The New Zealand Defence Force is taking part this week in a multilateral defence exercise in Japanese water that involves
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Japan/Australian submarine exercise ends
Ships and aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) have completed bilateral Exercise NICHI GOU TRIDENT off
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SM-6 shatters [secret] engagement distance record
Before we get into today’s SM-6 press releases, I want to give Raytheon a slap up side the head for
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