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Aircraft incident at RAAF Base East Sale
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 9:26 am | Australian Defence Force
May 18 - At approximately 3.15pm today, a single Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) PC-9/A aircraft experienced a suspected engine failure and crashed at RAAF Base East Sale Victoria. More >>
Partners in Peace Enhance Regional Security
Monday, 16 May 2011, 10:44 am | Australian Defence Force
Australia and the other members of the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) last week completed a major military exercise to plan and conduct a joint military operation for the defence of Malaysia and Singapore. More >>
ADF contingent to commemorate Battle of Greece and Crete
Friday, 13 May 2011, 3:42 pm | Australian Defence Force
A contingent of Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG) will deploy to Greece on 15 May in order to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Greece and Crete. More >>
Exercise Bersama Shield officially kicks off
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 10:04 am | Australian Defence Force
Exercise Bersama Shield officially kicks off with Australia’s Super Hornets launching on their first overseas mission More >>
Tragic accident onboard HMAS Success
Sunday, 8 May 2011, 3:49 pm | Australian Defence Force
Tragic accident onboard HMAS Success The Royal Australian Navy is assisting Singaporean authorities with an investigation into the death of a civilian sub-contractor who fell from the side of HMAS Success overnight. More >>
Special Forces aid an Afghan woman and two children
Friday, 6 May 2011, 7:43 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australian Special Forces provided emergency first aid to a seriously injured woman and two children, when their partnered patrol encountered the devastating aftermath of an insurgent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion on 29 April 2011. More >>
Australian navy’s oldest WWI veteran passes away
Friday, 6 May 2011, 11:31 am | Australian Defence Force
On behalf of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Crane, Chief of Navy, has expressed his condolences to the Choules family at the passing of Claude Choules. More >>
Australian Defence Force in exercise around Malaysia
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 10:43 am | Australian Defence Force
Australian Air Force multi-role F/A-18F Super Hornets will soar through the sky over Malaysia while Navy guided-missile frigates and a Collins class submarine will patrol the South China Sea in a major military exercise commencing today. More >>
Insurgent commander killed attempting to shoot Australians
Sunday, 1 May 2011, 11:44 am | Australian Defence Force
On 29 April 2011, Australian Special Forces killed a prominent Uruzgan insurgent during an Afghan National Police-led operation in Tarin Kot in Uruzgan province. More >>
Timorese man dies after vehicle accident
Saturday, 30 April 2011, 1:09 pm | Australian Defence Force
A Timorese man has died and another remains in hospital after a motor vehicle accident involving ADF members of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Timor Leste yesterday afternoon. More >>
Illegal fishing targeted in joint Aust-Indonesian operation
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 10:50 am | Australian Defence Force
Illegal fishing was the focus of a joint Australian Defence Force and Indonesian Armed Forces operation that concluded in Ambon this week. The second coordinated Maritime Security Patrol, AUSINDO CORPAT 2011, began in Darwin on April 15 and was ... More >>
ANZAC day – ADF to remember service to the nation
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 12:43 pm | Australian Defence Force
Members of the Australian Defence Force will pause on ANZAC Day to pay tribute to all those who have served in Australian military operations, the Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, said today. More >>
Australian soldier classified as a battle casualty
Friday, 15 April 2011, 8:24 pm | Australian Defence Force
Australian soldier classified as a battle casualty after 2010 IED strike An Australian soldier serving in Afghanistan has presented to medical staff to seek treatment for a worsening injury sustained during a road-side bomb blast on 15 December 2010. More >>
Aust troops claim further blow to insurgents in Uruzgan
Friday, 15 April 2011, 1:07 pm | Australian Defence Force
A new operation by the Afghan Provincial Response Company – Uruzgan (PRC-U) and Australia’s Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) has maintained the pressure on insurgent commanders in Uruzgan by recently detaining a highly-influential district-level ... More >>
Australian frigate rescues hostages off Somalia
Friday, 15 April 2011, 9:50 am | Australian Defence Force
HMAS Stuart has interdicted a Yemeni-flagged dhow and rescued three crew members who were being held hostage by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. More >>
Setting sail for Pacific Partnership - ADF
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:59 am | Australian Defence Force
Thirty-eight Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen have embarked on a 16-week humanitarian aid mission, sponsored by the Commander US Pacific Fleet. More >>
AUS Indigenous Development Program - Cairns
Friday, 8 April 2011, 5:05 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, today met with the current participants of the Indigenous Development Program being held in Cairns. The participants come from locations across North Queensland including one from Annerley; ... More >>
Death of Afghan child
Friday, 8 April 2011, 9:17 am | Australian Defence Force
On 29 March 2011, Defence advised that an Afghan child had been injured during a contact with insurgents. Defence regrets to inform that the child has since passed away as a result of complications arising from injuries sustained during the engagement. More >>
Australia hands over command of Combined Task Force 150
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 4:19 pm | Australian Defence Force
The Australian command of coalition maritime operations in support of counter-terrorism operations in the Gulf region of the Middle East has passed to the French Navy. More >>
Largs Bay acquisition
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 3:46 pm | Australian Defence Force
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that Australia has been successful in its bid to acquire the United Kingdom’s Bay Class amphibious ship Largs Bay. More >>
