US Patriot SAM Fires For The First Time In Australia
The United States and Australia have demonstrated a feat of interoperability with the first live-fire of the US Patriot MIM-104 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in Australia at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area on Friday 16 July. Tasked with firing the…
Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 Kicks Off
Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 has officially commenced with an opening ceremony held at RAAF Base Amberley today. Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United States will see 17,000 personnel deploy from the two countries. Held over the course of two…
Whales in the Desert: Exploring Australia’s Aircraft Storage Facility
The middle of Australia might be mistaken as not having much, being a country subject to the absolute tyranny of distance. However, much like the deserts of California and Nevada, its hot and dry conditions conveniently make it a perfect…
Red Flag 20-1: Who you got, Red or Blue Air?
Training a new breed of fighters Red Flag is an exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base & Eielson Air Force Base. Each year 4-6 of these exercises are held in Nevada, while up to another 4 of these can…
Counting Down to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021
Preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 is well underway, with up to 1,800 foreign military personnel arriving in Australia from the United States, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom throughout June and July. France, India…