On March 6th, the Japan-Australia Public-Private Defence Industry Forum was jointly held for the first time by the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) and the Department of Defence of Australia. In the forum, both goverments shared information with participating companies on systems and structures surrounding defense industries of their…
The Dutch government has released a new White Paper on Defence. In this video, the Dutch MoD makes its case about the importance of a close relationship between society and the military in terms not dissimilar to developments in the Nordic countries as well. We are the Ministry of Defence.…
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 3, 2018) U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations, April 3, 2018. The 26th MEU…
Royal Australian Air Force's Exercise Pitch Black is the RAAF's premium air superiority exercise held every two years over the Australian Outback. Take a look back at the participants from Pitch Black 2016 conduct a mass launch at RAAF Base Darwin, with Air to Air refuelling of USAF F-16's from…
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 6, 2018) In this slideshow, the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 attached to Military Selafit Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 1) exercises its capabilities in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief field train exercise in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). [maxgallery id="116575"] PP18’s…
The North American Aerospace Defense Command held a 60th Anniversary Ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base Colorado, May 12, 2018. [maxgallery id="116897"] The ceremony and static display of various NORAD aircraft was the culmination of a three-day event, which included a media tour of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, the…
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2018) Theodore Roosevelt is currently deployed in the Pacific Ocean. These photos highlight various aspects of that deployment as seen from shipboard. [maxgallery id="116603"] PACIFIC OCEAN 05.04.2018 Photo by Seaman Michael Colemanberry USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
A joint operation between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to improve security along our shared maritime borders concluded in Benoa, Bali on 24 April. Coordinated maritime patrol AUSINDO CORPAT 2018 began in Darwin, Australia on 16 April and covered waters between Australia and Indonesia over…