The USS Harry S. Truman during flight operations recently. Photo: US Navy. THE US Navy has confirmed that an F-18E Super Hornet fighter jet and tow tractor fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. A statement from the US Navy out of Manama, Bahrain, on Monday (US time) confirmed that only one…
Protestors rally in Sydney in March 2022, a month after the war started. Photo: DFAT Australia has announced fresh sanctions against Russian individuals and companies as Ukraine marks three years of war with Russia. “Australia continues to stand with Ukraine,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. He announced fresh targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on…
RAAF Bristol Beauforts on patrol in 1945. Picture: Department of Defence An Australian WW2 bomber found on the seabed off Darwin is to remain where it lies undisturbed for the time being. The twin-engine Beaufort light bomber was a surprise discovery during a routine survey by a team from the defence force’s Australian Hydrographic Office.…
The Pentagon building in Virginia, US. Photo: stock THE US has given itself almost 70 days to deliver US$5.5 billion worth of military supplies to Ukraine before the American change of government. In September, US President Joe Biden said he planned a “surge” in security help for Ukraine, including giving them all remaining approved funding…
Army gunners fire a M777A 155mm howitzer during training at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Picture: Department of Defence. Australia is to bolster its domestic capability with new rocket and munitions manufacturing facilities that will create hundreds of jobs. The Federal Government made two announcements about new production facilities for artillery ammunition and rockets that could also be…