Swartz Barracks Open Day
For the first time in over six years, Swartz Barracks have opened their doors, hosting an open day in conjunction with the Australian Army Flying Museum. More commonly known as the Army Aviation Centre Oakey or Oakey, Swartz Barracks is the home for ARH Tiger and MRH90 Tapiain aircrew and groundcrew training. Oakey is also […]
Australia’s Afghanistan Evacuation
Australia has joined the extensive list of countries involved in the evacuation of Afghanistan following the country’s collapse and fall of Kabul to Taliban forces. Centred out of Australia’s main operating base in the United Arab Emirates, the Australian Army…
Defence in a Competitive Age: RAF Fleet Shake Up
The Royal Air Force (RAF) are in the midst of the largest fleet shake up in the last 30 years. In the ‘Defence in a Competitive Age’ command paper released by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) earlier in the…
Talisman Sabre 2021 wrap up – Allied forces strengthen interoperability
The ninth iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre wrapped up on the 31st of July after running for two weeks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and government requirements, it was a much smaller exercise with around 17,000 personnel involved from Australia,…
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…