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The air force’s new $200 million deep repairs hub is now open in South Australia amid plans for it to serve a regional role for other militaries. The deep maintenance hub at RAAF Base Edinburgh will be used to keep […]
A Darwin man will reappear in Darwin Local Court next month after a raid by Northern Territory Major Fraud Squad officers also uncovered warheads, grenades and ammunition. The raid carried out on two properties on Old Bynoe Rd, Livingstone, last
Mitsubishi is to build three Mogami-class frigates for Australia in Japan with another eight ships to be built in Australia under a recent deal. And New Zealand is talking to Australia about the ships as it eyes buying its own
A final dignity has been accorded to two more Diggers killed during World War I after they were each given a named grave. Nigh on 100 years later, Second Lieutenant Duncan McKenzie (38th Battalion) and Private Roy Martin (30th Battalion)
A new Bushmaster defence production deal will provide a seven-year $750 million boost to Bendigo and Brisbane’s defence industry. The deal is part of a $1.2 billion spending package on armoured vehicles and will secure 300 jobs in Bendigo, Victoria,
In his hometown of Woodford in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Private Alfred Jull’s ultimate sacrifice for king and country on the battlefields of France during World War I lives on. The former timbergetter is remembered under a commemorative tree in his
Defence spending will increase by an extra $53 billion in 10 years and account for 3% of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product by 2033. The 2026 National Defence Strategy released by the federal government today says the GDP allocation will bring
Australia’s defence force is bigger, stronger, deadlier and better able to protect the country and its national interests. That is the assessment Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Admiral David Johnston, in a roundtable talk with media. The new
An RAAF Wedgetail airborne warning aircraft keeping an eye on the United Arab Emirates airspace will stay on in the Middle East. Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed the decision in an interview with ABC’s 7.30pm program earlier this week, A
A South Australian Army reservist is to face court today (Tuesday) charged with fighting for Ukraine in its war with Russia. The Felixstow man, 25, is to have appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court today (Tuesday) charged with working for another
