The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) conducted a memorial service for the families of the 10 crew members of RAAF No. 11 Squadron Catalina A24-50 who perished on a war-time mission 78 years ago. Catalina A24-50 was reported missing on 2 September 1943 while on a sea-mining operation to Sorong,
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The Royal Australian Navy’s new Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship, NUSHIP Supply, has arrived at its homeport in Sydney. NUSHIP Supply arrives at her home port for the first time, at Fleet Base East, Sydney, New South Wales. Photo ~ POIS Justin Brown. Harbour. NUSHIP Supply is one of two new Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment
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F/A-18A Hornet on it way to Australian War Memorial. The first of two ‘Classic’ Hornets allocated to the Australian War Memorial for heritage display is being transported by road from RAAF Base Williamtown to Canberra. F/A-18A Hornet A21-022 is lifted by a crane onto a trailer at RAAF Base Williamtown
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Night flying at Salt Ash weapons range and Tanilba Bay. F/A-18A/B at Williamtown RAAF Base. Image: Department of Defence The Royal Australian Air Force advises the communities of Salt Ash and Tanilba Bay that up to four F/A-18A/B aircraft from No 77 Squadron will conduct night flying on Wednesday night.
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Australian and Singaporean navies complete Exercise Singaroo The Royal Australian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy have completed the bilateral Exercise SINGAROO in Southeast Asia, marking its 25th year. HMAS Hobart bids farewell to RSS Tenacious at completion of Exercise Singaroo. Photo: LSIS Christopher Szumlanski This year, the guided missile
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Singleton Military area exercise flying schedule announced. Royal Australian Air Force fast jets will hold flying operations over Singleton Military Area from 28 September to 13 October 2020 as part of Exercise Black Dagger and Exercise Phoenix Black. PC-21 A45-049 from No. 4 Squadron moving on the taxiway during Exercise
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Handover of a new Guardian-class Patrol Boat to Republic of Palau. Pictured, a predecessor namesake – The Paulaun Pacific Class Patrol Boat PSS President H I Remeliik (right) – sails in company with the US Coast Guard Cutter Washington during Operation Kaukledm (Palauan for Working Together) in 2017. The vessel,
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Construction starts this week on a 42 million program of works at Singleton Army Base. Singleton Military Area. Photo Department of Defence. The the Singleton base’s mid-term facility ‘refresh’ will improve amenities for more than 1,000 defence and civilian personnel at the base. Work will extend over 18 months. Minister
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Four Royal Australian Navy warships and more than 700 Defence personnel have completed the world’s largest regular multinational maritime exercise. HMAS Stuart begins its approach as HMAS Sirius provides fuel to Japanese Ship Ise and HMAS Arunta as part of a “Replenishment at Sea” during Exercise RIMPAC20. Image Defence.gov.au Ten
Read more...The Australian public will soon be able to access a trove of significant Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) documents, many of which have been locked away for one hundred years. The public will gain online access to approximately 191 bound volumes of documents – including the signatures of first Chiefs
Read more...The last F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets to undergo deeper maintenance servicing have rolled out of the Boeing Defence Australia facility at Williamtown RAAF. A sight we’ll soon no longer see ~ a Hornet F/A-18A A21-012 takin off from RAAF Base Williamtown. Image DoD This was the 163rd and final deeper maintenance
Read more...An Australian-made satellite is in orbit after launching from New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula on June 13th. The M2 Pathfinder is the second of four miniature cube satellites and follows the launch of M1 in late 2018. M2 will test radio communications technologies for future space capabilities in Australia. The M2
Read more...Williamtown is the fifth NSW region to get a “Special Activation Precinct” (SAP). Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro today visited BAE Systems in Williamtown to announce the township will become a national and international defence and aerospace hub. Special Activation Precincts are about making it easier
Read more...In National Reconciliation Week, all Australians must learn a little about Australia’s shared history, cultures, and achievements. We should explore how we each can contribute to achieving reconciliation. Reconciliation Week is time to reflect on the service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their contribution to Australia’s wartime
Read more...The Commonwealth Government’s Air Warfare Destroyer program ends with the recent commissioning of HMAS Sydney at sea. The crew of HMAS Sydney ‘cheer ship’ inside Jervis Bay, NSW, following the ship’s commissioning ceremony at sea. It was the first commissioning of an Australian warship at sea since World War II.
Read more...Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will conduct training in the Sydney region, Singleton and the Australian Capital Territory from early-May to early-June. The training will include ADF helicopters flying during day and night and at low altitudes. This training is essential for ADF members to obtain the required qualifications to
Read more...Australians must never forget one of the most significant and crucial battles in their history, the Battle of the Coral Sea, that ended attempts by the Japanese to capture Port Moresby by seaward invasion. It was a struggle that, if lost, threatened imminent invasion of Australia by Japan – an
Read more...HMAS Arunta tests missile system after upgrade. Following a 20-month upgrade, Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Arunta has fired its first Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) off the coast of Western Australia. HMAS Arunta fires ESSM off the coast of Western Australia. The ESSM is a surface-to-air weapon that uses
Read more...The Sail Training Ship (STS) sailed from Tasmania for an 11-day voyage with a crew of 24 youths aged between 16 to 23-years old aboard the Royal Australian Navy ship Young Endeavour. Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC said the Young Endeavour Program gives the young sailors
Read more...The Commander of RAAF Williamtown Air Combat Group, Air Commodore Tony Grady, will officially hand over F-111C A8-148 on loan to Fighter World on behalf of the RAAF on Monday 5 August 2013 at 11am. The handover ceremony will take place in the Fighter World Display Hangar at 49 Medowie
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