Operation Vanuatu Assist 2017

10/12/2017
10/12/2017: One of the largest ships in the Royal Australian Navy has arrived in Vanuatu to help with Operation Vanuatu Assist. Loaded with an Army MRH90 helicopter as well as troops from Australia and Tonga, HMAS Choules is alongside the Island of Espiritu Santo. [maxgallery id="101305"] RAAF C17 Globemasters have also…

USS Puller: AFSB and Alligator Dagger

10/11/2017
10/11/2017: An AH-1 Cobra helicopter and a UH-1 Huey helicopter, both assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced), land on the flight deck of the expeditionary supply base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) in support of Alligator Dagger 2017. Lewis B. Puller is the first afloat forward staging…

Chief of Indian Air Force to Australia: The Visit to Amberley Airbase

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: On the 21 September 2017 Chief of the Air Staff Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, visited RAAF Base Amberley as part of his inaugural visit to Australia. [maxgallery id="100777"] During the visit Air Chief Marshall Birender Singh Dhanoa had an opportunity to meet and discuss capability…

Aussie KC-30A in the Middle East

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: Two KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft were together at the main air operating base in the Middle East region recently to conduct a routine aircraft ‘tailswap’. The aircraft, flown in by crews from its home unit, No. 33 Squadron, will begin its service as part of the Air Task Group…

First Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer Arrives at Fleet Base East 

08/21/2017
08/21/2017: The Royal Australian Navy’s newest ship, the air warfare destroyer (AWD) NUSHIP Hobart, arrived in her home port of Sydney for the first time prior to her commissioning in September. The future HMAS Hobart is the first of three Hobart Class destroyers. In 2017, Hobart successfully completed builder and acceptance…

Paris Airshow June 21 and 22, 2017

06/22/2017
2017-06-22  In the slideshows for yesterday's and today's activities at the Paris Air Show, we have several photos provided by ParisAirShow.TV. The following aircraft are highlighted in the photos for yesterday: AN132-D Antonov F-35A A380 Wow Aircraft Airbus Drone Aircraft A400M Airbus Harfang UAV. [maxgallery id="98185"] The following aircraft are highlighted…

The Paris Airshow, June 20, 2017

06/20/2017
2017-06-20  In the slideshow for today’s activities at the Paris Air Show, we have several photos provided by ParisAirShow.TV. Featured here are the the Rafale, the F-35, the A-380, the A-400M, and the MBDA chalet. [maxgallery id="98141"] And the video below provides an overview on the flying display for the…

Indian-Australian Joint Naval Exercise

06/19/2017
06/19/2017: According to an article published on the Australian Department of Defence website on June 13, 2017, Indian warships have arrived for a bilateral maritime exercise. Three Indian warships sailed into Fremantle to participate in a week-long naval exercise off the Western Australian coast. Exercise Australia India (AUSINDEX) is a regular…