2017-03-08 According to an article published by defenceWeb: A day after taking over medical evacuation duties from the Royal Netherlands Air Force in Mali, a pair of German NH90 helicopters carried out a medical evacuation in support of the MINUSMA mission there. The first NH90 helicopter configured for medical evacuation…
03/06/2017: The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Marise Payne and her Fijian counterpart, Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola inspect some Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles Australia is selling to Fiji at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Credit:Australian Ministry of Defense:3/6/17 According to the head of Thales Australia in an interview we conducted in 2014: The…
2017-03-05 According to a story published March 3, 2017, the UK has sent troops and equipment to operate off of the French amphibious ship the Mistral, in a five month deployment. Around 70 Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel have joined a French task group aboard the French assault ship…
03/06/2017: The USS Ford is getting ready to join the US Navy fleet. President Trump addresses the Navy and the nation with regard to the coming of the USS Ford. Credit:Newport News:3/1/17
2017-03-03 The F-35 Lightning was officially launched at the Avalon Airshow on the 3rd of March 2017 According to Australian Defence Magazine: The first two RAAF F-35A Joint Strike Fighters touched down today at the Avalon International Airshow, having departed earlier in the week from their current attachment to the US…
2017-03-06 In an article published on the Italian Ministry of Defence website on February 22, 2017, the first official visit of an Italian Minister of Defence to Australia was discussed. With the coming of the F-35 to the Avalon Air Show in early March, the two countries are key partners…
03/06/2017: U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct explosive ordnance disposal training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017. This training allows Marines the opportunity to practice in a safe controlled environment. Video by Cpl. Hannah Perkins: 02.22.2017 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
2017-03-06 HDMS PETER WILLEMOES is now part of GEORGE H.W. BUSH strike group in the Mediterranean. The video below (in Danish) shows the ship leaving Denmark and joining the Bush task force. http://www.forsvaret.tv/#!/video/30602767 HDMS Peter Willemoes is a Royal Danish warship built for 21st century combat, equipped with sophisticated detection systems…
