Tag: Defence Forces
Defence health delays under fire
The Australian Defence Association (ADA) says Australia is behind other developed countries when it comes to offering free health and dental care to the families of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. [MORE]
Redfern base to simulate Harbour attacks
A new $8.5 million Defence research facility in Sydney will use 3D technology for the first time to develop counter-terrorism measures for Australia's ports and harbours.[MORE]
Black Hawks to descend over Sydney
Four Black Hawk helicopters will be seen in the skies over Sydney's CBD today and tomorrow as part of pilot training.[MORE]
Defence closes in on remains of missing Vietnam soldier
An investigation team believes it is closer to finding the remains of an Australian soldier who went missing during the Vietnam War.[MORE]
Boost for Orion aircraft fleet
Australia's maritime patrol aircraft, the P3-C Orions, will be upgraded.[MORE]
Long Tan vets to be awarded bravery medals
Top bravery medals will be awarded to three Australian officers from the Vietnam War, more than 40 years after the battle of Long Tan. [MORE]
Military jet in emergency landing
Military plane makes emergency landing with two holes in its left wing.[MORE]
Singapore military unfazed by coal port plan
Singapore's armed forces say they are keen to continue military exercises at Shoalwater Bay, in central Queensland, and are not concerned about a proposed coal port.[MORE]
Australian peacekeepers head to Sudan
Australia is about to begin its role in the peacekeeping mission to the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur.[MORE]
Two diggers wounded in Afghanistan
Two Australian soldiers were injured when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the Oruzgan province of Afhganistan.[MORE]
Opposition says BAE to blame for failed defence contract
The Federal Opposition says it is not to blame for the recall of a major defence contract, saying the company that won the tender can no longer deliver on its commitment. [MORE]
Coalition rushed Project Overlander: Fitzgibbon
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has accused the previous federal government of rushing through a Defence Department contract.[MORE]
Aust troops to remove Kiribati unexploded ordnance
The Federal Government says a team from the Australian Defence Force has been sent to Kiribati to help clear unexploded ordnance from World War II.[MORE]
Reservists return home from Solomons
More than 40 Queensland Army reservists have arrived home safely after six-months in the Solomon Islands.[MORE]
Dutch to buy 13 more Bushmasters
The Dutch Army is buying 13 more Australian-built Bushmaster armoured vehicles.[MORE]
Britain admits veterans exposed to radiation
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British defence chiefs have reportedly admitted that some Aussie servicemen were exposed to radiation during nuclear tests.[MORE]
Navy to release 'near death' sailor report
The parents of a 22-year-old sailor who was badly injured on Queensland's Thursday Island last year expect to receive a report from the Navy this week, explaining why he almost died while being returned to the mainland.[MORE]
Defence, AFP must improve peacekeeping cooperation: Senate
A Senate inquiry has called for Australian troops and Federal Police to improve their cooperation in overseas peacekeeping missions.[MORE]
Vest could have saved peacekeeper: inquest
A RAMSI officer may have survived a shooting had he been wearing a bullet-proof vest, an inquest has heard.[MORE]
Trek remembers E Timor's help to WWII diggers
A trek through East Timor to commemorate the experiences of Australia's World War II commando forces and remember the role East Timorese locals played has just been completed. [MORE]
Smith confirms troops talks with Pakistan
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says Australian military advisers could be sent to help Pakistani forces on Afghan border.[MORE]
Announcement due on Fromelles graves
There will be an announcement later today about what will happen to the recently-discovered remains of hundreds of Australian and British soldiers killed at the Battle of Fromelles in France in 1916.[MORE]
Australia offers military aid to Pakistan
Australia will offer to send military advisers to Pakistan to help the country control Taliban insurgents operating on its border with Afghanistan.[MORE]
Fitzgibbon supports sending diggers into Pakistan
Joel Fitzgibbon says Australian troops could go into Pakistan to fight insurgents crossing the border into Afghanistan.[MORE]
Pacific warriors pay high price in Iraq
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American Samoa is to send another two companies of army reservists to Iraq, with 17 soldiers killed there so far.[MORE]
