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Arunta Rescue Possible For Tonight
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:58 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta is ahead of its forecast rescue schedule and is expected to make contact with the yacht Generali and its badly injured skipper, Frenchman Yann Elies, later tonight (20 December 2008). More >>
Chief Of Navy Visits Operation Resolute
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:57 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
Australian Navy personnel serving on OP RESOLUTE are being paid a Christmas visit by Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Crane, AM, CSM, RAN. More >>
Arunta Rescues Badly Injured French Sailor
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:56 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The crew of the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has successfully rescued the badly injured skipper of a yacht in challenging conditions in the Indian Ocean, approximately 850 nautical miles off the Western Australian coast. More >>
Two Iraqi Men Injured by Aslav Smoke Cannister
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 11:45 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Defence is conducting an investigation into the cause of the accidental discharge of smoke canisters from an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) operating in Baghdad on Sunday 23 November 2008. More >>
Hawk Incident At RAAF Base Williamtown
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 10:29 am | Australian Department Of Defence
At approximately midday today, a Hawk 127 aircraft from 76 Squadron ran off the side of the runway at RAAF Base Williamtown after a braking problem occurred upon landing. More >>
Submarine Search And Rescue Exercise
Thursday, 27 November 2008, 10:31 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will test their response to a potential Submarine accident by exercising search and rescue protocols in the Western Australian Exercise Area (WAXA) in Western Australia today. More >>
Defence Project Wins Australian Engineering Award
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 10:56 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The P3 Accord, an alliance between the Defence Material Organisation (DMO) Maritime Patrol Systems Program Office (MPSPO), Australian Aerospace and BAE Systems Australia has won a major accolade at the Engineers Australia National Excellence Awards. More >>
Navy will Meet Operationa Requirements
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 11:59 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The Deputy Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas, RAN, provided reassurance that the Christmas stand down period, an initiative which falls under the auspices of Chief of Navy's "New Generation Navy" program, will not have any adverse impact on ... More >>
AUS Navy To Commemorate Greatest Maritime Loss
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:17 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Memorial services will be held across Australia tomorrow to mark the 67th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Sydney II. More >>
AUS Crew of Larrakia Supports Commander In Chief
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:09 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The crew of the Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat, HMAS Larrakia today joined the Governor-General of Australia, Ms Quentin Bryce, AC, at a wreath laying ceremony at the Changi Chapel and Museum in Singapore. More >>
AUS Aircraft Named In Honour Of Stephanie Rice
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:44 am | Australian Department Of Defence
AP-3C Orion (named "Stephanie"), the newest member of Task Group 633.2, has flown into the Middle East Area of Operations and has a big task ahead of her in support of Operations CATALYST and SLIPPER. More >>
Aussie Gunners Pull Their Weight In Afghanistan
Friday, 19 September 2008, 9:49 am | Australian Department Of Defence
16 ‘Gunners’ from the Darwin-based 8/12 Medium Regiment are providing vital fire support to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan National Army troops in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. More >>
Australian Forces Under Fire In Afghanistan
Friday, 19 September 2008, 9:41 am | Australian Department Of Defence
A Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) patrol was fired upon overnight near Tarin Kowt, in Southern Afghanistan. More >>
AUS Defence Minisiter Visits Indonesia, East Timor
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 10:24 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, will visit Indonesia and East Timor from 17 to 19 September to meet with his counterparts and visit Australian Defence Personnel deployed to East Timor. More >>
Minister For Defence Meets With East Timor PM
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 11:16 am | Australian Department Of Defence
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today met with the Prime Minister of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, to discuss defence and security cooperation. More >>
Air Force Chief Visits Personnel In Middle East
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 11:06 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin, has met many of the RAAF personnel who provide vital support to Australian and Coalition forces in the Middle East, during his first visit to the region as Chief. More >>
Special Forces Target Taliban Extremist Commander
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 2:14 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
A senior provincial Taliban extremist commander who coordinated attacks against Government facilities in Oruzgan was killed in a Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) operation on the 12th August 2008. More >>
A World War I ‘Unknown Soldier’ Identified
Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 11:58 am | Australian Department Of Defence
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, today confirmed that an Australian World War I soldier recovered from a lost grave in Belgium in 2006 has been identified as Private George Richard Storey. More >>
Defence, Microsoft Join Forces To Protect Govt ICT
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 1:17 pm | Australian Department Of Defence
The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), Australia’s national authority for information security, is to assess the security of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5 and 6 systems. More >>
Australian And NZ Defence Forces Unite For ASWEX
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 10:00 am | Australian Department Of Defence
CPA 299/06 Monday, 13 November 2006 Australian And New Zealand Defence Forces Unite For ASWEX More >>
