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Rockets are launched from US Army and US Marine Corps High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems during a firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

Weapons unleashed in powerful demonstration

20/07/202126/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2911 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

A pair of shells flew over the water and slammed into Townshend Island within the Shoalwater Bay Training Area on the afternoon

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Craftsman Mitchell Toms Camer checks Shadow 200 aviation fuel on the airfield during Exercise Dragon Sprint at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photo by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper.
ADF People Science & Technology 

Technicians keep Shadows flying

07/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2164 Views 0 Comments

The Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV) laser system can guide bombs and other ordnance precisely onto targets, but this

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Tank is loaded onto a Royal Australian Navy light landing craft, during Exercise Sea Explorer, Cowley Beach, Queensland. Story by Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.
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Aussie M1A1 Abrams’ first tactical amphib deployment

15/06/202118/06/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 4664 Views 0 Comments

Exercise Sea Explorer has concluded with about 1800 ADF personnel taking part and for the first time the tactical deployment of

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Able Seaman Lily Hardin waves off an Army ARH-Tiger as it takes off from the deck of HMAS Adelaide near Townsville during Exercise Sea Wader. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
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Army helicopters practice Navy deck landings

05/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2600 Views 0 Comments

Three different Army helicopter types have trained to land on the deck of HMAS Adelaide in time for potential natural-disaster relief ops.

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An Australian Army ARH Tiger helicopter lands on Pikelot Island in Micronesia. The SOS message of the stricken sailors can be seen on the beach. ADF photo.
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HMAS Canberra finds fishermen lost at sea

03/08/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6938 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Canberra and its embarked aviation assets assisted in locating three fishermen who had been missing for nearly three days in Micronesia last week.

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File photo by Brian Hartigan
Australian News Science & Technology 

Australian Space Agency partners with Airbus

27/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3188 Views 0 Comments Australian Space Agency

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) today signed a statement of strategic intent with European manufacturing giant Airbus, representing a significant

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Aussie pilot Matt Barker has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1000 flight hours on both the ARH Tiger and MRH90 Taipan. Airbus photo.
Australian Australian Army News 

Aussie pilot sets Airbus world record

12/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4413 Views 0 Comments ARH Tiger, MRH-90

Airbus qualified flight instructor Matt Barker has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1000 flight hours on

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Exercise Chong Ju 2015

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6731 Views 0 Comments Chong Ju

Exercise Chong Ju is an annual live fire training exercise conducted at the Australian Army’s Combined Arms Training Centre at

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Tiger and Taipan helicopters, Globemaster and Super Hornets - all expected at Brisbane's Riverfire on Saturday 26 September 2015.
Australian Australian Army News 

See helicopters in Brisbane on Wednesday 23 Sept

22/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5961 Views 0 Comments Riverfire

WHAT:           Army helicopters from the Army Aviation Centre Oakey will rehearse for their Riverfire display on Saturday WHERE:        Over western

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Australian Army Commandos parachute out of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules during Exercise Northern Shield 2015.
Australian News 

ADF deploy to resource-rich north west

20/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6607 Views 0 Comments North West Shelf, north-west Australia, Northern Shield

About 1000 ADF personnel have started to deploy to Exmouth to test short-notice security response arrangements in our resource-rich north west.

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