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Australia: Indigenous Defence Trainees Graduate
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 2:14 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, and Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Mark Arbib, today congratulated 10 young Indigenous Territorians for graduating from a seven month development course. More >>
Chief of Air Force visits Middle East
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 2:00 pm | Australian Defence Force
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal (AIRMSHL) Mark Binskin, has praised the tireless efforts of deployed RAAF personnel who continue to play a crucial role in the ADF’s Middle East operations. More >>
International Robotics Challenge Winners
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 12:50 pm | Australian Defence Force
After 461 days of preparation and five days of demonstrations displaying ground-breaking robotics technologies, three teams from America have topped the inaugural Multi Autonomous Ground-robotics International Challenge (MAGIC 2010). More >>
Chief of Army’s Exercise 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 11:01 am | Australian Defence Force
Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie today welcomed over 75 senior Army leaders and key stakeholders to the Chief of Army’s Exercise 2010 (CA EX 10) with a formal welcome to key note speakers: General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff ... More >>
Special Forces soldier Wounded in Action
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 10:45 am | Australian Defence Force
An Australian soldier with the Special Operations Task Group has suffered delayed concussion caused by the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which detonated close to him and other soldiers while on operations in Northern Kandahar province, ... More >>
Special Forces soldier Wounded in Action
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 10:40 am | Australian Defence Force
An Australian soldier with the Special Operations Task Group has suffered delayed concussion caused by the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which detonated close to him and other soldiers while on operations in Northern Kandahar province, ... More >>
Australian Special Forces hit insurgents hard
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 10:37 am | Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force and Afghan National Police recently conducted highly successful joint operations in the Shah Wali Kot region of northern Kandahar, Afghanistan. These operations killed numerous insurgents, including an Improvised Explosive Device ... More >>
Assessment Into Incident In Afghanistan Completed
Friday, 12 November 2010, 5:57 pm | Australian Defence Force
An internal assessment into the facts surrounding an operational incident in Afghanistan in which an Afghan man was shot and killed in the Baluchi Valley region has been completed. More >>
Joint Statement On Space Security
Friday, 12 November 2010, 5:00 pm | Australian Defence Force
As part of the 25th Australia-US Ministerial Consultations on 8 November a range of emerging security challenges of the 21st century were considered. In that context, they discussed challenges to international and national security in the space domain. More >>
Senior Taliban Leader Killed In Uruzgan
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 5:25 pm | Australian Defence Force
A successful Afghan National Security Force and Special Operations Task Group operation against insurgents in Central Uruzgan was conducted on Saturday, 6 November resulting in one district-level Taliban leader being killed. More >>
Armed Forces put through their paces
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:55 pm | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare was in Townsville today to be briefed on Exercise HAMEL – the biggest Army exercise this year. Mr Clare was briefed by Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie on the field training and live-fire exercise, ... More >>
Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Return to Flight
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:54 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australia’s Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have returned to flight after flying of all Heron UAVs was temporarily suspended for 24 hours on1 November. Contractor MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), suspended flying its fleet of Heron aircraft ... More >>
Australian soldiers wounded by IED
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:52 pm | Australian Defence Force
Two Australian Special Forces soldiers have been slightly wounded in separate incidents when the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles they were travelling in struck Improvised Explosive Devices on the 28^th of October. More >>
Defence review of Engagement
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 5:46 pm | Australian Defence Force
On 2 November a dismounted patrol made up of Afghan National Army and Australian Mentoring Task Force soldiers was involved in a series of small arms fire exchanges with insurgents in the Baluchi Valley region, Afghanistan. More >>
Counterinsurgency and Stabilisation in the 21st C
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:43 am | Australian Defence Force
The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston has held the inaugural Chief of the Defence Force Conference at the Australian Defence College in Canberra. The conference entitled /Beyond Asymmetry: Counterinsurgency and Stabilisation in ... More >>
Defence Scientists Receive International Award
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 3:25 pm | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, has today presented international awards to 13 Australian defence scientists whose research has significantly enhanced Defence capabilities. More >>
New Instiute For world leading Defence research
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 10:49 pm | Australian Defence Force
An important strategic partnership between the Department of Defence, and the University of Melbourne, will help create smarter defence solutions for a safer Australia, and deliver the benefits of increased academic engagement. More >>
SA employers acknowledged for Reserve Support
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 10:45 pm | Australian Defence Force
A function recognising four employers from South Australia for their support of Australian Defence Force (ADF) Reserves was held last night (Friday 29th October 2010) at the Adelaide Town Hall. More >>
Outcomes Of Wikileaks Investigation
Friday, 29 October 2010, 4:37 pm | Australian Defence Force
A Department of Defence Task Force has completed its investigation into the unauthorised release of classified military documents relating to International Security Assistance Force activities in Afghanistan by ‘WikiLeaks’ on 25 July 2010. More >>
MTF-1 Hands Mentoring Reins To MTF-2
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 4:23 pm | Australian Defence Force
A new chapter in Australia’s mentoring mission in Afghanistan has started with the official Transition of Authority between Mentoring Task Force - One and Mentoring Task Force - Two taking place at Multi National Base – Tarin Kot on 20 of October. More >>
