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Broome hosts Canadian missile rearmament

01/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 795 Views 0 Comments Broome, Royal Canadian Navy

In a significant first, the ADF has re-armed a Canadian warship in the Port of Broome in Western Australia. CAPTION: Royal

Support staff from Thales Australia, Port of Darwin and the ADF assist in the re-arming of HMAS Warramunga's vertical launching system in Darwin, NT. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan White. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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Three navies re-load with missiles in Australia’s north

27/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1010 Views 1 Comment Darwin, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, HMAS Warramunga, Royal Canadian Navy, Thales, US Navy

With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward

HMAS Stalwart’s embarked MH-60R helicopter ‘Boomerang’ conducts a vertical replenishment while the ship conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

Adding fuel to the fleet

30/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1641 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, MH-60R Seahawk, Regional Presence Deployment, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

Two Australian warships contributed to the high tempo of a Japan-led maritime exercise in the Philippine Sea. CAPTION: HMAS Stalwart’s embarked

Sailors from HMCS Montreal and HMAS Stalwart after a game of soccer during the HMAS Cairns sports day at the Cairns Esplanade. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

News Royal Australian Navy

Bringing it to the court

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 965 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Cairns, HMAS Leewin, HMAS Stalwart, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

Before the start of Exercise Talisman Sabre, international naval personnel took over the Cairns Esplanade Activity Precinct during a friendly

USNS Rappahannock, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Hobart during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy UK USA

Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1387 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, US Navy

Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan

Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney strikes a land target with a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin.

Asia Japan News Pacific Royal Australian Navy USA

Forces combine for firepower mission

09/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2352 Views 0 Comments Evolved Sea Sparrow, Exercise Pacific Vanguard, HMAS Perth, HMAS Sydney, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

In the seas off the tropical island of Guam, five nations have again combined to test their maritime warfare skills

Japan News Overseas Pacific Royal Australian Navy USA

HMAS Sydney missile fire on regional deployment

19/08/202223/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2743 Views 0 Comments HMAS Supply, HMAS Sydney, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer, HMAS Sydney, displayed its sophisticated naval combat capabilities while participating in Exercise Pacific Dragon

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Admiral Toshiyuki Hirata, left, Royal Canadian Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Robinson and Royal Australian Navy Commodore Paul O’Grady. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

Japan News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

The power of friendship

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1652 Views 0 Comments Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, RIMPAC, Royal Canadian Navy

Eight years ago, 51 naval officers from 50 countries walked through the gates of the US Naval War College at